Homeless Man Becomes Viral Video Star

Ted Williams hopes to become the next big radio announcer. He was introduced to the radio industry when he was 14 and was inspired by a local radio announcer on a school field trip. Now that he's two years sober, he hopes that his dream will finally come true. Suggested Reading Three Friends Were Headed…

Ted Williams hopes to become the next big radio announcer. He was introduced to the radio industry when he was 14 and was inspired by a local radio announcer on a school field trip. Now that he's two years sober, he hopes that his dream will finally come true.

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Hosts of the Columbus, Ohio, radio show Dave and Jimmy tracked down Williams โ€” a Brooklyn, N.Y., native โ€” on the highway to hear his booming radio voice. Listen to it here. Amazing.

Update at 3:35 p.m.: Williams has received a job offer from the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Read the rest of Williams' story at the New York Daily News.

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