
It’s no secret that it’s tough to be homeless. Through the power of YouTube, however, one man has found a new lease on life.
Here’s the original YouTube clip (direct link):
Since that video hit the Internet, Ted Williams has become an overnight sensation. A New York Post article explains:
The homeless man with the “golden radio voice” wanted a second chance — and did he ever get it.
As soon as Ted Williams, a panhandler who became an online hit after video of him begging on an Ohio roadside was posted to the Internet, appeared on a local radio show this morning the offers began pouring in — including a dream job with the Cleveland Cavaliers and a free house.
“The Cleveland Cavaliers just offered me a full-time job and a house! A house! A house!,” repeated a stunned Williams, 53, on local radio station WNCI.
This story does not mean that the best way to become a voice-over personality is through alcoholism and homelessness. Rather, that even the most downtrodden can find success in the most unusual of ways.
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