Ted Williams

Place of Birth

Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Theodore Fred Williams is an American announcer, radio personality, voice-over artist, sportscaster, philanthropist and author. After over a decade in radio, Williams was fired in 1994 for alcoholism and drug abuse, and he soon found himself homeless and living a life of crime. In 2011, Williams received widespread media attention when an interview filmed during a period when he was homeless went viral after being posted to YouTube, and Williams subsequently found himself steadily working.