Posted on 01/05/2011 1:02:15 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Pelosi just handed the gavel to Boehner as I’m writing this (video coming in a bit), so today is now officially all about feelin’ good. On that note, to cleanse the palate, here’s the first viral video phenomenon of 2011: Just two days after the clip went up on YouTube, this guy’s already received 4.5 million views. And that’s not all he’s received. Job offers for radio gigs, including a $10,000 proposal to do voiceover work, started trickling in yesterday — and now this:
The Cleveland Cavaliers have offered a job to a homeless Ohio man with a golden radio voice…
Carper said any job could include working at 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 also has 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.
Brilliant PR by both organizations to pursue him but especially the Cavs, who have plenty of spare cash lying around these days and who could use a hard dose of feelin’ good around the arena. Two clips for you here, one the YouTube vid that made Williams famous and the other from this morning’s “Early Show” after he’d cleaned up a bit. Exit question: Coming soon, America’s new reality-show hit — “Talent at the Off-Ramp”?
CLICK ABOVE LINK TO WATCH THE VIDEO AND HEAR THE GOLDEN RADIO VOICE
How about the liberals admit there is such a thing as mental illness and if this poor slob had been treated, he would not be homeless and on the streets.
Get this man to a Sallies where he can praise the lord with his God given talents and be with folks that really care about him...
A Face in the Crowd 1957 - Andy Griffith and Patricia Neal
What, is he wanting to see if he got the NBC job?
I really hope this guy stays clean, what an amazing voice he does have.
Yes, God gives us gifts.
It’s a feel-good story, but I must be the only person who thinks he has a decent, not great, voice compared to real voiceover people. Maybe it’s my ears or my speakers.
Still he sounds better than nearly 100% of homeless drug addicts. I hope he stays clean.
His humility and love for God is what really counts. And that impressed me much more than his voice. (Though he does have some great pipes.)
I hope he makes it.
Put yourself in his shoes. You think it’s easy to just snap your fingers and everything will be fixed?
I would take my time to think it over myself. This is a huge change in his lifestyle, and I think that most of us would hesitate at first.
Hmmm, sleeping outside in the cold, hardly any food OR a job with money and a roof over my head. Maybe it's me, but if the job isn't illegal or demeaning, I am take'n it. I'll worry about the lifestyle change (without doubt, for the better)later.
Don’t know. I’ve been closer to his situation than many I would think, and that’s exactly my first thought.
I had a job offer that turned out to be a total hoax, worked for them for a month until I finally had to quit.
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