{"id":826,"date":"2011-01-06T07:05:01","date_gmt":"2011-01-06T07:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/redletters\/2011\/01\/ted-williams-youtube-star-and-the-homeless-man-with-the-golden-voice.html"},"modified":"2011-01-06T07:05:01","modified_gmt":"2011-01-06T07:05:01","slug":"ted-williams-youtube-star-and-the-homeless-man-with-the-golden-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/redletters\/2011\/01\/ted-williams-youtube-star-and-the-homeless-man-with-the-golden-voice.html","title":{"rendered":"Ted Williams YouTube Star and the Homeless Man with the Golden Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"

It seems that everyone knows the story of one homeless man in Ohio. Ted Williams<\/a> is now known as the homeless man with the golden voice. The first YouTube star<\/a> of 2011, Williams is a homeless man<\/a> with an amazing voice. <\/p>\n

His discovery may make his homelessness a thing of the past as he’s now getting job offers<\/a> from places like the NFL and the Cleveland Cavaliers eager to capitalize<\/a> on his newly minted Internet celebrity status<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you haven’t seen the video, watch it here for yourself.<\/p>\n

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I wonder how many thousands of people passed Ted Williams not knowing or caring about him?<\/b> How many people will care now that he’s “the homeless man with the golden voice?”<\/p>\n

Shot on a “slow news Monday” by Doral Chenoweth a local newspaper web producer. He never thought it would go viral on the Web–or change Ted Williams’ life forever. Why would anyone care about a guy with a golden voice for radio who ruined his life with drugs and alcohol and now entertains drivers with radio announcements?<\/p>\n

He’s got something we want–a feel good story, a rags-to-riches tale, an instantly brand-able and bank-able story with talent to match. Everyone is scrambling to get a piece of Ted Williams today–agents, networks (CNN, NBC), morning shows, late  shows, family members. 6 million YouTube views makes you somebody in the U.S. <\/b><\/p>\n

We’re fascinated by Ted Williams–“the homeless man with the golden voice.”  <\/p>\n

But most days, we just drive on by the Ted Williams in our town. We do not even make eye contact, let alone offer a kind word, a dollar bill, or a smile.<\/p>\n

What does that say about us?
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