Homeless Man In Columbus Has A Golden Radio Voice
Using Storify to keep track of updates about a local homeless man whose story went viral this week. Updates are roughly chronological (newest information is at the bottom).
- The story begins with a video shot about six weeks ago by Columbus Dispatch videographer Doral Chenoweth (now updated multiple times). In the video, a local panhandler named Ted Williams is found to have the gift of a "Golden Radio Voice".The Dispatch originally posted the video on their website on Monday, January 3.
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- Later that day, an anonymous user posted the video to YouTube. As of about 10 am on Tuesday, January 4, this video had about 300 views. Now, about a day later, it had over 6 million views.UPDATE (noon, 1/7): The video had over 11 million views before being removed by YouTube after the Dispatch filed a copyright claim.(I'm leaving the original video link here to preserve its spot in the original timeline of events. Other users have, of course, already begun to re-post the video on YouTube)UPDATE (5 pm, 1/7): The Dispatch has created an "official" YouTube channel and has re-posted the original video here.
- The Hudson St. exit on I-71 where Williams was approached by Dispatch videographer Doral Chenoweth (google maps).
- Around 10:30 am I started to see a lot of tweets and facebook updates from friends locally. I later posted it myself.
Someone should hire this guy: Homeless man w/golden radio voice in Columbus, OH bit.ly/dQcPNL- And several friends retweeted it.
Wow - great clip / agree. RT @aschweig: Someone should hire this guy: Homeless man w/golden radio voice in Columbus, OH bit.ly/dQcPNL- A conversation thread starts on Reddit. As of 1:30 pm on Jan. 5, a number of members of the Reddit community have offered their help in one form or another.
Homeless man w/golden radio voice in Columbus, OH [VIDEO] : reddit.comthis post was submitted on 04 Jan 2011 created by spezto anything interesting: news article, blog entry, video, picture...message the moderatorshueypriestjedbergKeyserSosaketralnisParadoxspladugreddit is a source for what's new and popular online. reddit learns what you like as you vote on existing links or submit your own! Homeless man w/golden radio voice in Columbus, OH [VIDEO] submitted 3 hours ago by shiggiddieall it takes is a username and passwordis it really that easy? only one way to find out...already have an account and just want to login? (*) incomplete volunteer to translate- A couple of Reddit users even launched a site to raise money to help Williams.Update (1/7, 2 pm): The Reddit users are having trouble getting the money they raised to Williams and may have to refund it.
Ted Williams. The man with the golden voice
Want to learn more about who Ted Williams is. Listen to a collection of Teds latest sound bytes to see if you could use him in your next advertisement. Check Reddit for the details MSNBC has officially hired Ted. Also Ted has been selected to be the voice over for Kraft’s new TV campaign entitled “Fight Hunger Bowl”. You can see Ted on the Jimmy Fallon Show talking about the new campaign and what he has been doing since. I am proud to say that i have finished the site. It is nothing too fancy but it will serve its...- A little after noon on Tuesday, the video hit Gawker.
Homeless Man with Golden Radio Voice Will Have Your Ears Ringing for DaysMeet Ted Williams, a homeless man from Columbus, Ohio who has a God given gift. Unfortunately, he has no way to share it. Anyone looking to hire someone for voiceovers? Look no further.- and eventually CNN.
Homeless man with 'golden voice' lights up Web, gets job offersHe's now known on the Web as the man with the golden voice. But before that, he was known as a guy standing on the side of the road with a sign -- just like many other homeless people. The man with the golden voice, Ted Williams, is an internet sensation.- By mid-afternoon, local radio station WNCI invites him to be on their morning show.
He'll be on with Dave & Jimmy Wednesday morning at 7:15. We're going to try and find him some work! fb.me/R90JGupn- Late Tuesday night, Roger Ebert posts this video on his blog and also tweets it.
- On Wednesday morning, Ted Williams is on the CBS Early Show.
Ted Williams, "Man with Golden Voice," Speaks - The Early Show - CBS NewsThe Early Show: Ted Williams, "Man with Golden Voice," Speaks - Emotional Ted Williams Tells "Early Show" He's Reuniting with Mom; Was Spotted Panhandling; Vid Went Viral; Now on Road Back- And then appears on local radio station WNCI's morning show, receiving a number of offers for help. (skip to 4:35)
