Ted Williams (radio host)
Ted Williams (born September 22, 1957 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn , New York ) is an American radio presenter from Columbus ( Ohio ). He gained a lot of media attention through an interview posted on YouTube that he gave at the beginning of January 2011 while he was homeless. Since then, Williams has received various job offers.
background
Williams was born in Bedford-Stuyvesant, a neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York , where he grew up. His father named him after the baseball player Ted Williams . After serving three years in the United States Army , he was honorably discharged and began speaking training. The desire to become a radio presenter arose when he was fourteen, when he met a radio presenter on a school trip. He later worked at night as a moderator for the Columbus- based radio station WVKO, which at that time broadcast soul music in particular . Around 1993, he said he had alcohol and drug problems that led to his homelessness. He is the father of nine children, seven girls and two boys.
Speaker activity
- Today , January 6, 2011 (Introduction)
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on January 6, 2011
Individual evidence
- ^ Lew Lazare: Homeless man with golden voice now a star. Chicago Sunday Times, Jan. 7, 2011, archived from the original on Jan. 13, 2011 ; accessed on January 7, 2011 (English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Williams, Ted |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American radio host |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 22, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn , New York |