TV
A scholarship set up in memory of Countdown presenter Richard Whiteley is to provide funding for those seeking a career in television.
Channel 4's Richard Whiteley Scholarship will be awarded annually to somebody in the late presenter's native Yorkshire.
The first award, worth almost £11,000, will fund somebody enrolling in a television production skills course at the Arts Skillcentre at Bubwith near Selby, reports BBC News.
Channel 4's chief executive Andy Duncan explained: "We have created this scholarship as a lasting tribute, and I hope a fitting one, to Richard's memory.
"The scheme will provide practical support for emerging TV talent in Yorkshire, a region of which Richard was immensely proud and where, as we all know, he built his own TV career."
Channel 4's Richard Whiteley Scholarship will be awarded annually to somebody in the late presenter's native Yorkshire.
The first award, worth almost £11,000, will fund somebody enrolling in a television production skills course at the Arts Skillcentre at Bubwith near Selby, reports BBC News.
Channel 4's chief executive Andy Duncan explained: "We have created this scholarship as a lasting tribute, and I hope a fitting one, to Richard's memory.
"The scheme will provide practical support for emerging TV talent in Yorkshire, a region of which Richard was immensely proud and where, as we all know, he built his own TV career."
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