What do you do with a God-given gift despite being in the dumps? Well, this guy sure knows how.
I've been following this guy in YouTube for the last two days now too see if he's really going to be sensational. And God, I'm really stunned at how Ted Williams of Columbus, Ohio managed to nail it. He's one success story that people would be really touched to hear more than Will Smith's Pursuit of Happyness.
I've been following this guy in YouTube for the last two days now too see if he's really going to be sensational. And God, I'm really stunned at how Ted Williams of Columbus, Ohio managed to nail it. He's one success story that people would be really touched to hear more than Will Smith's Pursuit of Happyness.
Ted Williams used to be radio announcer; but alcohol and drugs took that life away from him and had him panhandling at the corner of I71 and Hudson Street in Columbus. His faith in God and golden voice was all that he had to whisk him back to a normal (now perhaps, privileged) life. People from The Columbus Dispatch discovered him one day and posted his video on YouTube. Overnight, the man with golden voice was a phenomenal star with radio and TV stations inviting him over to do voice overs for their programs.
In an interview with CBS News' The Early Show, I saw a clean shaven, hair-trimmed Ted Williams with new-found prospects in life and a possibility of a career as announcer for the Cleveland Cavaliers. And despite being in the limelight, he only had one person to thank -- God. He called his rebound experience as his hour with God to which he owe the life he regained. You can see the details of that interview here.
I wish we could all be like Ted Williams, never giving up on our God despite hard times and dire straits. And believing in our God-given talents despite our circumstances in life. I remember one time when I had my chance to be radio announcer too. What people don't know about me is that I have this Ted Williams voice too which I can change from one accent to another. When I heard that Campus Radio 97.1 (the now defunct English-speaking pop music station of GMA 7) had an internship program for aspiring disc jockeys, my friend and I quickly met up and gave our shot. I don't know what exactly happened that day -- was it lack of focus or just plain nervousness -- but despite my talent I wasn't accepted in the program. And up to this day, I regret not giving my all for a career in broadcasting that I've been wanting for so long.
I just saw that vid yesterday! I was blown away by his voice. His story really is inspiring. Haha, I didn't know you auditioned in Campus Radio's program. I used to listen to that station all the time before it changed format. Hey, maybe you could do a post about that, why radio stations left and right keep changing to D/C demographic target audience. Sad that NU 107 is the latest victim of the trend. :(
ReplyDeleteSure Clarrise. Yeah, it's really disappointing that stations are switching formats to a more "masa" type of music. But I think the phenomena is inevitable considering the expanding demand for radio programming in the country. I'll research about that and I guess by tomorrow I'll have it.
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