S2E3 – The Surprise Adoption

Austin Dave
November 29, 2018
6:00 am

Discover the decade long journey Dale Sargent faced to find his biological family and how reuniting with them changed his perspective on family.

Austin Dave

Austin Dave is an award-winning multimedia journalist. He heads The Signal's video news operations while reporting on the Santa Clarita Valley's most impacting topics.

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