We covered his childhood in our first conversation. He sees shapes and shadows up to about three feet away. That was the first startling glimpse of what Gustin’s life might look like, and now, Pete is almost completely blind. Your central vision will continue to deteriorate.’ He was a researcher with no bedside manner at all - like, at all. “After a whole day of testing,” Gustin told me last year, “the doctor comes out and says, ‘you have macular degeneration. Doctors’ famously callous bedside manner, it appears, is a cliche for a reason. His parents took him to Massachusetts Eye and Ear, a world-renowned hospital with specialists who might be able to shed light on what, exactly was going with Gustin’s eyes. He wore them for a while, but his eyesight continued to worsen.
His eyesight had been slowly getting worse up until his diagnosis, but everyone just assumed it would require a run-of-the-mill solution, like so many other children who end up wearing glasses. Pete wasn’t born blind - his sight, in fact, was normal in every way the day he was born - but he was diagnosed with something called macular degeneration in the mid-80s, when he was 8 years old. Surfing is generally something reserved for those who can see, but Pete’s not someone who listens when someone tells him he can’t do something. Now, I understand if the words “blind” and “surfer” might not exactly pair well in your brain. He runs a YouTube channel of the same name, and it’s about so much more than a blind man who surfs.It’s about a blind man who is inspiring anyone with a disability, challenge, or struggle of their own to find another way of doing what they want to do. Oh, and Pete Gustin is also The Blind Surfer. In a world where one man’s voice rules them all, Pete Gustin’s voice is king. The Walking Dead, Archer, Family Guy, and SpongeBob have all played after he talks. He’s the voice of Fox News, has spoken for CBS, ABC, FXX, ESPN, The Cartoon Network, and Comedy Central. He’s been on television, radio, and movie trailers. Hell, it’s very likely you’ve even imitated his voice without actually knowing it was his voice you were imitating. It’s very likely that his smooth baritone has filtered from your television screen and into your living room, bounced off the walls a few times, and hit your ear drums.
First, he has a job that all but guarantees you’ve heard his voice. Pete Gustin is an interesting guy for a lot of reasons.
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