Ted Williams

The story of the week on the news and internet is of Ted Williams, the homeless man with the Golden Voice. I watched the original YouTube Video which first caught the attention of everyone and has over 5 million hit in just days.

Then I found the radio station he was on in Cleveland. They paid him for one days work and had him on the morning show telling his story on air. What a great video to watch. Ted has such a positive and amazing energy. His voice really is Golden!

The day after Ted was on air with the radio station, they had back for another segment. He was overwhelmed with the response to his story and wasn't sure on how to handle everything. The DJ's were great. They told him they would take the info of all the callers, of all the offers being made (from jobs in Hawaii, to Ireland!) and he could review them and make a decision later. They were so great.

Then they said that they had to make a call for him. They knew what was up, but Ted didn't. They called a woman live on air from the Cleveland Cavailiers. She was so wonderful and really loved Ted's story and his hope and dreams. The owners of the Cav's also own Quicken Loans. They were offering him a full time job. They had radio and tv voice overs for both the Cav's and Quicken, as well as internet voice overs, as well as games. And Quicken loans wanted to pay his mortgage on a home.

It was so touching to hear him as this offer was being made!

Then he was interviewed by The Early Show and flew out to NY. A TV crew got his reunion with his 92 year old mom whom he hadn't seen in 10 years. It was so amazing.

And here I was on my sofa watching all of these video clips with tears rolling down my face.

It is so unusal to see and hear of such a touching and moving story. He has been clean for 2 1/2 years. He is looking to have his life continue to move in the right direction. With all the horrible stories that take over the news, it is amazing to see something so moving. It is all positive. And so inspiring.

I really wish the best for Ted Williams. He inspires so many and could really make a difference in the world.