Did you see the story about the golden-voiced homeless man from Columbus, Ohio? Wow, what a set of pipes on that guy. Well, I'm from Columbus, so I sat up and took notice. I kind of wonder if he was on-air talent at one of the radio stations when I lived there. Anyway, due to Ted Williams' amazing voice, he's being thrown job offer after job offer. And he accepted at least one of them as voice-over talent at MSNBC. Pretty cool!
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MSNBC gives Ted Williams a gig; et tu, CBS?
Ted Williams - he with the golden pipes who has become a viral sensation and an "Early Show" bonanza - will do voiceover work for MSNBC, the network announced this afternoon. . .
When Britain's Got Talent featured unlikely opera singer, Paul Potts, it created as big a sensation in the states as it did in England. My mother was smitten, and rushed out to get Potts' first album. Well, get out your credit card, Mom, there's a new star on the scene.
Susan Boyle clearly surprised the judges, including American Idol's Simon Cowell. Looking something like a sister of Keeping Up Appearances' Hyacinth Bucket, Boyle wowed them with an incredible voice. She'll wow you too.