Ted Williams is an announcer, radio host and sports commentator who became famous after posting a video on the Internet in which he gives interviews while being homeless.
Fate sometimes orders in such a way that wealthy people remain to live on the street. Much less often, thanks to a fluke, a homeless person becomes popular, finds a prestigious job and wins the love of many people. So lucky was Ted Williams.
Childhood and youth
Ted was born on September 22, 1957 in Brooklyn. Parents named him after a famous baseball player. His childhood passed in one of the poorest quarters of the city. As a teenager, he wanted to become a radio host and began to take the first steps to his dream by enrolling in a school of announcers. After serving in the US Army, Ted tried himself as a disc jockey at a radio station. For some time he worked on the radio at night as an announcer.
Dependence
In 1993, Ted became addicted to alcohol and drugs. A harmful addiction to harmful substances arose quickly enough. In 1997, a company in which the radio host worked was absorbed by a competitor. As a result, Ted lost his job. Ted could not find work in another organization and soon became homeless. In 2008, Ted Williams decided to quit bad habits, and he succeeded.
Popularity growth
In 2011, on the side of a road in Ohio, Ted asked for alms. On the tablet, he wrote that he was a former radio host, but now he has problems. A car of an unfamiliar man stopped near him and asked Ted to give a short interview to the camera. The video was posted by an anonymous user on the Internet and collected a million views in the first day.
The audience was pleasantly and unexpectedly surprised by the timbre of Ted's voice. The noble voice of the homeless contrasted sharply with his appearance. Video from the interview spread on social networks and news sites. Ted quickly became famous. People who watched the video began looking for Ted Williams and offering him financial assistance. Soon, Ted began to be invited to shoot various popular television shows. Cleveland Basketball Club later offered Ted a permanent job and housing. So Ted Williams became a professional sports commentator who works on the sports club’s home venue.
