Where is homeless man with golden voice now

He works with Friends of the Homeless charity and one day, he envisions opening a laundromat for the homeless. Today, he enjoys doing motivational speaking. He updates his fans on his social media page. Coronavirus, step down baby! By Christa. Join us as media missionaries! Additionally, PepsiCo shared that this advertisement was in line with their long-established branding. The advertisement wasn't just big for Pepsi; it was also big for Williams.

This was the first commercial he'd ever done for Pepsi, and, considering how widely the video played and the fact that it aired during the Superbowl, he probably made a fair chunk of change as per NBC News.

Ted Williams escaped disaster in , when, according to the Daily Mail , his former manager reportedly asked him to be part of a drug smuggling plot. According to the Daily Mail, Battle was arrested on his way back from Ethiopia because, as per a release from the U. Customs and Border Protection, "Officers noticed that [his] bag was heavier than normal and found that it had a false bottom. Despite the alleged crimes, The Man with the Golden Voice still holds his ex-manager in his thoughts and prayers.

That's why, after a long journey of highs and very low lows, Williams was overjoyed to get back on the airwaves in His show, titled The Golden Voice Show , was a bit talk radio and a bit gospel music. Additionally, this new gig was actually Williams' very first steady job since Were his employers nervous about hiring him back because of his checkered past?

Not at all. The Man with the Golden Voice also has a golden heart; Ted Williams is committed to giving back to the homeless community he was once part of. According to an interview with Oprah: Where Are They Now , Williams frequently volunteers at homeless shelters like Friends of the Homeless, which is one he used to frequent.

Williams is also helping the homeless in another way: giving out clean socks. Additionally, Williams believes that being homeless himself called him to this duty.

And I want my grandkids to look on YouTube and see some of the things that their PawPaw was proud of. Ted Williams might not be lucky in most things, but he does seem to be lucky in love. The Man with the Golden Voice has a long-term girlfriend named Kathy — super long-term.

According to an interview Williams gave on the Tamron Hall Show , he and Kathy have been together for "over 30 years. She was also there with him on his viral rise to fame and his subsequent success.

Like when, as per a report from Entertainment Tonight , they got a condo together just one short year after the Man With the Golden Voice video came out.

As of this writing, Williams and Kathy are going strong. But that doesn't seem to deter their love, as Williams joked, "It's cheaper to keep her! When people think of Ted Williams they might not think "father. According to Today , Williams is actually father to nine children: two boys and seven girls. And, as per a report from Good News Center , he also has 16 grandkids. It couldn't have been easy for Williams' children to see him living on the streets and in the throes of substance abuse, which is why it makes sense that they had strained relationships.

A prime example would be the time Williams was arrested in Los Angeles because he had a heated altercation with one of his daughters via E! But, like so many other parts of his life, Williams was able to turn things around. Now she's married and I was able to be a part of that. In January , with few possessions other than a handwritten sign he clutched as cars whizzed by, Ted Williams stood in the cold at a busy intersection in Columbus, Ohio, hoping for a miracle.

The former radio announcer was trying to piece his life back together after it was ravaged by drugs and alcohol. Williams' dream of getting off the streets and back in front of a microphone unexpectedly came true when a Columbus Dispatch reporter noticed his sign, which pleaded for help and boasted about Williams' "God given gift of voice. The Dispatch posted a video of Williams' attention-grabbing baritone voice — and overnight, Williams went viral. Now, nearly five years later, "the man with the golden voice" has another dream: to give back to the homeless community in which he once languished.

And there's nothing worse than being incarcerated and not having socks, let alone being bothered by the elements, the cold weather and all. He envisions a laundromat where volunteer attendants wash and dry homeless people's clothes so they have a shot at getting back to work, like he did. His surprise road to fame has had its bumps. He celebrated four years' sobriety a couple months ago, but his path to getting clean was punctuated by depression, failed attempts at rehab and bad business relationships.

A month ago, Pepsi debuted a new ad voiced by Williams, which is running now and will run during the Super Bowl. He particularly enjoys speaking to children.