Cleveland Cavaliers have offered a job to a homeless Ohio man with a golden radio voice.
Ted Williams, whose deep baritone and plight have made him an online video sensation, was contacted Wednesday by the Cavs.
Team spokesman Tad Carper said details are still being worked out on a possible position for Williams.
Carper
said any job could include working in Quicken Loans Arena, the NBA
team’s downtown arena. It is not yet known if Williams has accepted the
team’s offer.
Williams’ compelling tale has also drawn interest from NFL Films,
which has chronicled pro football for nearly 50 years and wants to
contact Williams.
“It’s that voice,” said Kevin McLoughlin,
director of post-production films for the NFL told The Associated Press.
“When I heard him tell his story, I said, ‘That’s what we do. This guy
can tell a story.’ Somehow, some way, I need to get a demo with him.”
“The man deserves a second chance,” said McLoughlin, who has not yet been able to contact Williams. Continue
