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EPISODE · Dec 4, 2025 · 2 MIN

Social Media Influencer Samuel Weidenhofer Helps 88 Year Old Veteran Retire

from WAPL Mornings with Laura Lee & Cutter · host Laura Lee and Cutter

Eighty-eight-year-old Ed Bambas and his story have gone viral on TikTok. Ed Bambas, caught the attention of Australian social media influencer Sam Weidenhofer after a stranger shared his story in the comments section of one of Weidenhofer's videos. Strangers around the world have donated over $1.5 million to help him retire from his job at a Michigan supermarket. ...Ok, why is the air so spicy all of a sudden?? 

Eighty-eight-year-old Ed Bambas and his story have gone viral on TikTok. Ed Bambas, caught the attention of Australian social media influencer Sam Weidenhofer after a stranger shared his story in the comments section of one of Weidenhofer's videos. Strangers around the world have donated over $1.5 million to help him retire from his job at a Michigan supermarket. ...Ok, why is the air so spicy all of a sudden??

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Eighty-eight-year-old Ed Bambas and his story have gone viral on TikTok. Ed Bambas, caught the attention of Australian social media influencer Sam Weidenhofer after a stranger shared his story in the comments section of one of Weidenhofer's videos....

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