Nick Hewer Nick Hewer Nicholas Radbourn Hewer (born 17 February 1944) is an English television presenter and former public relations consultant. From 2005 to 2014, he appeared as Lord Sugar's adviser on the British television series "The Apprentice". Since January 2012, he has presented the Channel 4 programme "Countdown" with Rachel Riley and Susie Dent, having taken over from Jeff Stelling. He is the fifth presenter of "Countdown" and the longest-serving one since the death of the original host, Richard Whiteley, in 2005. Hewer was born in Swindon on 17 February 1944. His mother was Mary Patricia Hewer (née Jamison; 1918 -
American Country Countdown Bustany, the same duo behind "American Top 40", with Tom Rounds as co-creator and Watermark Inc. distributing. "American Country Countdown" launched nationwide on October 6, 1973. Like with its parent series, "Billboard" provided the chart information. In this case, the Hot Country Singles chart was used. The show now uses the "Billboard" Country Airplay chart, which it has used since September 2017 after eight years of using charts compiled by Mediabase. Singer Don Bowman was the host of the three-hour countdown with Bustany producing. In June 1974, Bustany stepped aside from his duties in order to focus on "AT40" and