{"id":272834,"date":"2011-01-05T16:27:15","date_gmt":"2011-01-05T16:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=44836"},"modified":"2011-01-05T16:27:15","modified_gmt":"2011-01-05T16:27:15","slug":"homeless-man-becomes-an-overnight-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/01\/05\/homeless-man-becomes-an-overnight-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeless Man Becomes An Overnight Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You won&#8217;t believe your ears. Ted  Williams, a former radio announcer who now panhandles on the side of  I-76 in Columbus, Ohio, serenaded a Columbus Dispatch reporter recently  with his amazing voice.<br \/>\nCarrying a sign that says he has a &#8220;god-given gift of a great voice,&#8221; Williams told the Dispatch:<br \/>\n&#8220;I just said, well, hey. I can&#8217;t be an actor, I can&#8217;t be an on-air  personality, but the voice just became something of a development over  the years and I went to school for it. And then alcohol and drugs and a  few other things became a part of my life. I&#8217;ve got two years clean, and  I&#8217;m trying hard to get it back. And hopefully somebody from one of  these television or radio stations will say, &#8216;hey, I need a voice-over,&#8217;  or &#8216; I need something.'&#8221;<br \/>\nThe &#8220;golden-voiced&#8221; homeless man  became an overnight star on YouTube, with more than 4 million views. His  story has already been featured on CNN and according to CBS News, he  may have a few job offers coming his way.<br \/>\nCBS reported:[YouTube]  commenters have already begun offering Williams possible job  opportunities in Columbus. And a local morning radio show &#8212; Dave and  Jimmy on Clear Channel-owned WNCI &#8212; will be interviewing Williams  Wednesday and has hinted it might offer him work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You won&#8217;t believe your ears. 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