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Ted Williams (Radio Announcer)

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The Resume

    (September 22, 1957- )
    Born in Brooklyn, New York
    Resides in Columbus, Ohio
    Former voiceover artist who was homeless for several years
    Interviewed while panhandling and demonstrating his ‘radio voice’ for the Columbus Dispatch
    Video interview went viral when posted on YouTube (January 4 2011)
    Nicknamed ‘The Man with the Golden Voice’

Why he might be annoying:

    A sign he used while begging modestly claimed he had ‘the God-given gift of voice.’
    He fathered nine children.
    Drugs and alcohol ended his radio career in the early 1990s.
    He angered his mother by claiming she was 93 (three years more than her actual age).
    He was originally videotaped by the Columbus Dispatch because it was a slow news day.
    He has been inevitably compared to Susan Boyle.
    He said he has been drug-free since 2008 but was seen drinking heavily soon after becoming nationally famous.
    He was detained by the police after a loud altercation with his daughter on January 11, 2011 (no charges were made).

Why he might not be annoying:

    His voice has been described as ‘velvety’ and ‘old school.’
    He agreed to enter rehab.
    He was named after his father’s favorite baseball star.
    He served in the US army for three years.
    His sudden fame led to his reunion with his mother after 20 years.
    He has been inundated with offers of assistance and work from the Cleveland Cavaliers, Kraft Foods and Oprah Winfrey, to name but a few.

Credit: Georgina


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 17 Votes: 35.29% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 23 Votes: 47.83% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 77 Votes: 44.16% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 76.47% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 334 Votes: 55.09% Annoying