| Ted Williams, the "Golden Radio Voice Man" is no longer homeless. Due to his raising fame he now has a contract for an advertiment and can affort his own clothes and a home! Dispatch videographer Doral Chenoweth III knew Ted Williams was special when he met him. Williams was standing at the Hudson Street ramp off northbound I-71 in Columbus, holding a sign claiming he had a God-given gift of voice. Chenoweth asked him to prove his talent on video. Williams had trained in radio. Problems with drugs and alcohol landed him on the streets, but he never lost "the voice." The video Chenoweth produced for Dispatch.com quickly went viral, making its way around the world. Williams suddenly began getting job offers and was sought by national news shows. ______ That voice. The smooth baritone of Ted Williams became an Internet sensation yesterday when a Dispatch.com video compelled millions of viewers to take a closer look (and listen) at a homeless panhandler who sometimes works the Hudson Street ramp off northbound I-71. Carrying a hand-scrawled cardboard sign touting his "God-given gift of voice," an otherwise ragged Williams was recorded last month offering up his radiant pipes to an idle commuter for spare change. When you're listening to nothing but the best of oldies, you're listening to Magic 98.9! That voice delivered. Eclipsing the initial awe over Williams' "gift" were the scores of phone calls that followed - media inquiries and potential job offers that could ultimately ... |
