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NewsJanuary 19, 2016

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The homeless man whose silky voice turned him into an Internet sensation five years ago is back on the air -- at the same Ohio radio station where he started a career derailed by drug and alcohol addiction. Ted Williams returned to the airwaves with a weekday program on WKVO-AM. Williams, 58, got his start at the station in the 1980s. Williams said he's focusing on moving forward while living with his daughter and longtime girlfriend, who also battled addiction...

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The homeless man whose silky voice turned him into an Internet sensation five years ago is back on the air -- at the same Ohio radio station where he started a career derailed by drug and alcohol addiction. Ted Williams returned to the airwaves with a weekday program on WKVO-AM. Williams, 58, got his start at the station in the 1980s. Williams said he's focusing on moving forward while living with his daughter and longtime girlfriend, who also battled addiction.

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