'Golden voice' homeless guy does Kraft ads

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Feel-good stories filled with compassion, redemption and second chances. How I hate them. Case in point: Ted Williams, the ex-radio announcer from Ohio with the velvety voice, who was living on the streets and turned to crime to support his drug and alcohol addictions. After being profiled in the local press, he’s an “Internet sensation.” And since this is America, TV appearances and advertising work naturally followed. For the latter, he’s been tapped for voiceovers by the socially conscious, altruistic folks at Kraft Foods and Crispin Porter + Bogusky.

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