Must See TV: “Golden Voiced” Homeless Man Ted Williams Visits The Today Show

Ted Williams, the (formerly!) homeless man who received fame – and several job offers – after a video of Williams making radio announcements while panhandling took TV shows and blogs by storm, visited The Today Show this morning to talk about his life’s drastic transformation.

The native Brooklynite, glad to be back on his home turf, very candidly shared how cocaine and alcohol derailed his life’s ambitions – and how an issue with his ID almost kept him from getting to New York. Williams then nearly broke into tears discussing how glad he was that his mother is still alive to see, as host Matt Lauer put it, his “redemption.”

Our favorite part? When Williams endearingly referred to Meredith Vieira as “Vieira,” then corrected himself with “Miss Meredith.”

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