Ted Williams

Ted Williams (born September 22, 1957) is an American announcer, radio personality, voice-over artist, sportscaster, philanthropist, author, and former independent United States presidential candidate.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Williams first gained minor fame in the early 1980s, as a late-night radio disc jockey on WVKO-AM in Columbus, Ohio. After over a decade in radio, Williams was fired in 1994 for alcoholism and drug abuse, and he soon found himself homeless and living a life of crime. In January 2011, Williams received widespread media attention when an interview filmed during a period when he was homeless went viral after being posted to YouTube, and Williams subsequently received numerous job offers. For the first time in almost 20 years, Williams found himself steadily working. He co-authored A Golden Voice: How Faith, Hard Work, and Humility Brought Me from the Streets to Salvation with Bret Witter. He is the founder of the Ted Williams Project, a non-profit organization serving homeless shelters. In June 2015, Williams announced his intention to run an independent candidacy for President of the United States, but he dropped out of the race shortly thereafter. In January 2016, for the first time in 22 years, Williams was working in radio again. His show, The Golden Voice Show, aired on the station where he previously worked, WVKO-AM, until April 2016. As of 2017, Williams has been a sportscaster for WWGH-FM in Marion, Ohio.