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Ted Williams on His Fall From Radio

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    Author Ted Williams on his struggle with addiction and how he was able to recover.

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Mr.

-- authorities there Obama you know I'm doing well I'm here to a little hard getting ready to go to Chicago -- -- are definitely am blessed to have very moment would you sir.

-- Chicago.

Well actually have going to another book starting I had my first one known debate -- this past Saturday this -- -- And I must tell you mr.

harvested definitely definitely.

It was a great.

Great regrets a lot of people showed up you have certain that I had to -- owner of -- my period so gently back to one -- -- on a radio Columbus.

And you decided the smoke crack found -- up and.

Well in nineteen eighty Forster Columbus didn't have been FM urban station and to -- heads side -- at the same time.

WG DP and WC KX and I was blessed to get a chance that to have an opportunity to do good morning drive or WC kids and I must admit mr.

Imus -- Truly -- one announcer in this market so.

In 1988 are headed gave birth to I didn't view -- -- -- -- gave birth to my first son.

It has a congratulatory.

Offer -- -- -- -- -- -- joint at least with some cracked give it no I must admit -- -- be included but it was still.

It was described to me is being rock did the form over lockyer wasn't.

Told to me is being cracked otherwise looking back are probably would have been a little reluctant to try it because.

I've heard -- I was so addicting so.

I spoke with the rock definition and and became addicted pretty bad in the nineteenth that happened didn't go August of 1988.

And -- And January of 89 I caught my first jail sentence the cracked it signal of these -- -- -- so hard that I ended up being here credible.

-- -- -- So our new warlord from us from from the first.

On the first time his motor rock.

Yes sir I have to admit I mean what I just really really.

They enjoyed the effects because I'd give smoke marijuana Perry previously you know auto auto recreational basis sort social basis but.

This kind of brought took away -- that sluggish feeling good normally associated with marijuana and the munchies and all of that this just gave me like.

A real adrenalin rush and it kind of -- good do you know too good to experience that desire.

Pretty much of -- high metabolic type person.

So -- did a bunch of cocaine back into early ages.

A never smoked and Iraq are just models is around -- or not we could have been around out of Ben slogans and I expect that.

I don't remember those good -- -- to remain.

So -- -- probably don't -- certain though it took me.

It took me some very dark period.

Some of which I regret that others I guess I had to go to their transition to -- -- -- ready for the blessing that god has -- you know bestowed upon me.

Partly generally is their -- is -- -- boy's cell type of hard work and humility.

-- -- from the streets.

To salvation plays golf yeah mr.

Williams is on his way to Chicago editor.

For another -- I'm Roger one up on asserted.

Well you know again the rest of the history after try to get there one time is -- rescinded in 1993.

I just.

I just lost -- all I lost family are lost friends I lost my home my dignity.

By jobs and everything you know everything just went right down to two -- editorials.

He's strictly with -- -- homeless side.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- If the seventeen years and I was homeless I want to various shelters to -- All kind of health counseling.

Way to try to chase recovery at that time but.

You know every televised I it was doing well.

You know I always -- reverted right back to the black pyramid they just didn't -- anymore I'd lost my judges most hopes so to speak and then to.

-- just brought me back to.

The reality it was like you know they're guarded guarded -- lights.

All of my life that that I turn my back on god and that once I've found to begin its seem like we had a very aren't going relationships.

And so why always resort what I would be -- jail I would always.

You know -- very prayerful.

But this -- I was out in the free world.

Become big purple with everybody -- to -- all the couldn't -- got that 11 scenario everybody looks to -- you go to jail.

I guess you have -- the reason but to try to go.

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