YouTube sensation Ted William''s memoir of addiction,
homelessness, and unlikely redemption, cowritten by #1 New York
Times bestselling author Bret Witter
Ted Williams was panhandling in December 2010 when a
passerby taped him and posted a clip of his gorgeous radio voice on
YouTube. The video went viral, and overnight, launched him-the
homeless man with a golden voice-into the hearts of millions.
Since then, millions have heard pieces of his story: his successful
radio career, his crack addiction, his multiple arrests, and his
heartbreaking relationship with his ninety-year-old mother. But in
A Golden Voice, Ted Williams finally puts all the pieces
together to give an unforgettable, searingly honest account of life
on the streets. Nothing is held back, as Williams takes the reader
through prostitution, theft, crack houses, and homeless shelters in
a search, ultimately, for redemption and hope. Along the way, we
see his relationship with his long-term girlfriend, Kathy, grow
into an unlikely and inspiring love story, and we hear the Golden
Voice of God lead Ted from the selfishness of crime to the humility
of the street corner-almost a year before he was "discovered" on
that highway entrance ramp.
But this memoir isn't just an exploration of wrongs and a
once-in-a-lifetime chance to give homelessness a voice. It is a
deeply American, from-the-heart comeback story about the power of
hope, faith, and personal responsibility. With the innate charisma
that has won him millions of fans, Ted Williams proves that no one,
no matter how degraded, is too lost for a second
chance.
Williams was panhandling in December 2010 when a passerby taped him and posted a clip of his gorgeous radio voice on YouTube. Since then, millions have heard pieces of his story and Williams puts all the pieces together to give an unforgettable account of life on the streets.
