Inside sources, inside sources where Ksl offers Utah deeper insights on the news. Here's our host, Boy Matheson on KSL newsradio.

Inside sources, inside sources where Ksl offers Utah deeper insights on the news. Here's our host, Boy Matheson on KSL newsradio.

There's a lot of circumstances that can cause us to become disconnected. And I always say that when you, when you feel disconnected from something, whether it's someone, a person, a family member or relationship or, or just some closure for a portion of your life. When you're, you're disconnected, it's always disconcerting and causes you to be just a little bit off balance, feel a little incomplete.

There's a lot of circumstances that can cause us to become disconnected. And I always say that when you, when you feel disconnected from something, whether it's someone, a person, a family member or relationship or, or just some closure for a portion of your life. When you're, you're disconnected, it's always disconcerting and causes you to be just a little bit off balance, feel a little incomplete.

And there's all kinds of things that can cause that whether it's uh Children separated at birth that actually don't know each other, whether it's a connection to a, again, a family member, a friend, someone who made a difference, all of these different things happen in our lives. And our next guest is someone who is, is known as the locator. Uh Troy done is actually the founder of the Locator Foundation. He is known as the locator. Some of you will recognize him from his TV program that has done this for almost 30 years now. And that is to reconnect

And there's all kinds of things that can cause that whether it's uh Children separated at birth that actually don't know each other, whether it's a connection to a, again, a family member, a friend, someone who made a difference, all of these different things happen in our lives. And our next guest is someone who is, is known as the locator. Uh Troy done is actually the founder of the Locator Foundation. He is known as the locator. Some of you will recognize him from his TV program that has done this for almost 30 years now. And that is to reconnect

uh those relationships, those things where people somehow get disconnected in life. It brings closure, it brings such joy and happiness. So it's great to have Troy done on the program and Troy is just one of the great human beings on the planet. He is a force of nature and Troy, welcome to inside sources.

uh those relationships, those things where people somehow get disconnected in life. It brings closure, it brings such joy and happiness. So it's great to have Troy done on the program and Troy is just one of the great human beings on the planet. He is a force of nature and Troy, welcome to inside sources.

Thank you, Boyd Matheson. I have to say this is exciting. You're my, you're, I want to say, I want to say the only reason, but you're the main reason that I listen to KSL and I feel like you are America's voice of reason. Well, it's really cool to be here with

Thank you, Boyd Matheson. I have to say this is exciting. You're my, you're, I want to say, I want to say the only reason, but you're the main reason that I listen to KSL and I feel like you are America's voice of reason. Well, it's really cool to be here with

you. Well, let's get into the locator Foundation. Give us a sense from this, from those who haven't tracked you and followed you on, on T V. Give us a sense of the locator Foundation, the project, what it is that you're actually doing.

you. Well, let's get into the locator Foundation. Give us a sense from this, from those who haven't tracked you and followed you on, on T V. Give us a sense of the locator Foundation, the project, what it is that you're actually doing.

Yeah. So for the last 30 years, this will separate out your listeners from young and old. Uh but for the last 30 years, I've been granting wishes, reuniting families on national television going all the way back, to the

Yeah. So for the last 30 years, this will separate out your listeners from young and old. Uh but for the last 30 years, I've been granting wishes, reuniting families on national television going all the way back, to the

the early nineties with the Sally Jessy Raphael and Montel Williams, those sort of shows all the way up to Oprah and Dr Phil and, and I, and a few of my own shows and that has blessed us with the opportunity to do that for about 40,000 families. Uh somewhere in there, the company that I created that helped us create all of these reunions was bought, was acquired by ancestry dot com.

the early nineties with the Sally Jessy Raphael and Montel Williams, those sort of shows all the way up to Oprah and Dr Phil and, and I, and a few of my own shows and that has blessed us with the opportunity to do that for about 40,000 families. Uh somewhere in there, the company that I created that helped us create all of these reunions was bought, was acquired by ancestry dot com.

And after that, it was just out reuniting families on television granting wishes for folks. The challenge that I'm trying to overcome is uh those TV shows continue to air every day somewhere in the world and now they're on all streaming platforms with on Amazon Prime. And I think in June on Netflix and it's exciting that our work continues to go forward.

And after that, it was just out reuniting families on television granting wishes for folks. The challenge that I'm trying to overcome is uh those TV shows continue to air every day somewhere in the world and now they're on all streaming platforms with on Amazon Prime. And I think in June on Netflix and it's exciting that our work continues to go forward.

But every time somebody watches an episode, they go get on the internet to find me or a team to say, hey, there's somebody I'm desperately trying to find and we haven't been in that business for years, but we do do it as a nonprofit. So we set up the locator Foundation, uh which is at the locator dot org

But every time somebody watches an episode, they go get on the internet to find me or a team to say, hey, there's somebody I'm desperately trying to find and we haven't been in that business for years, but we do do it as a nonprofit. So we set up the locator Foundation, uh which is at the locator dot org

and that's where people are finding us and asking for these wish requests. And

and that's where people are finding us and asking for these wish requests. And

as I'm sure you probably know this better than I do because you're so tuned into what's going on in the world. The nonprofit sector has taken a hard hit after COVID and it's been very slow to recover. And the last I checked about an hour and a half ago,

as I'm sure you probably know this better than I do because you're so tuned into what's going on in the world. The nonprofit sector has taken a hard hit after COVID and it's been very slow to recover. And the last I checked about an hour and a half ago,

We have 3100 unfulfilled wishes from families who are desperately seeking a family number. And sadly, a high percentage of those are dying wishes as we categorize them. So time is of the essence. So it's difficult to be honest with you to look every day at that list and see. You know, I mean, there's some were still granting wishes and it's always beautiful for the ones we can help.

We have 3100 unfulfilled wishes from families who are desperately seeking a family number. And sadly, a high percentage of those are dying wishes as we categorize them. So time is of the essence. So it's difficult to be honest with you to look every day at that list and see. You know, I mean, there's some were still granting wishes and it's always beautiful for the ones we can help.

But yeah, we're on a journey to find somebody that will empower us to reunite more families. Yeah,

But yeah, we're on a journey to find somebody that will empower us to reunite more families. Yeah,

I love that. And, and of all those family stories, you always say you can't find peace until you find all the pieces and that's part of the job. Okay. Whether you, whether you're trying to find a loved one, a child, a cousin, whatever,

I love that. And, and of all those family stories, you always say you can't find peace until you find all the pieces and that's part of the job. Okay. Whether you, whether you're trying to find a loved one, a child, a cousin, whatever,

maybe you've also done some really interesting, fascinating stuff where you have connected uh you know, a daughter to someone with the person who killed her father too. So there could be peace and forgiveness. Uh And so all of these connections are, are so deep. Uh Why is that closure? Why is that re connection uh so important? Why is that such a human thing?

maybe you've also done some really interesting, fascinating stuff where you have connected uh you know, a daughter to someone with the person who killed her father too. So there could be peace and forgiveness. Uh And so all of these connections are, are so deep. Uh Why is that closure? Why is that re connection uh so important? Why is that such a human thing?

Yeah. Wow. Boy talking to you is like talking to Barbara Walters. Um You know,

Yeah. Wow. Boy talking to you is like talking to Barbara Walters. Um You know,

Uh that is a really great question. I don't know if I know the answer to that. You, you spoke my favorite line, which is that you cannot find peace until you find all the pieces. And I think that we live in a world that is moving so fast and we're, we live in a world now where it's 24/7 and we're continuously being engaged and re engaged and distracted and attracted and I think we lose track. We lose track of who's important, what's important when it's important.

Uh that is a really great question. I don't know if I know the answer to that. You, you spoke my favorite line, which is that you cannot find peace until you find all the pieces. And I think that we live in a world that is moving so fast and we're, we live in a world now where it's 24/7 and we're continuously being engaged and re engaged and distracted and attracted and I think we lose track. We lose track of who's important, what's important when it's important.

And it's been my experience in a way for the last 30 years that as people approach, either either kind of a crossroads in their life or they are starting to age to a point where their own, the reality of their own mortality is starting to settle in

And it's been my experience in a way for the last 30 years that as people approach, either either kind of a crossroads in their life or they are starting to age to a point where their own, the reality of their own mortality is starting to settle in

all of a sudden. I think it's almost organic. We begin to see more clear and we all of a sudden realize what is most important, I guess I should say who is most important and, and that's when they come, come running to us. And it's a beautiful experience. I mean, there's a lot of pressure involved because everybody comes

all of a sudden. I think it's almost organic. We begin to see more clear and we all of a sudden realize what is most important, I guess I should say who is most important and, and that's when they come, come running to us. And it's a beautiful experience. I mean, there's a lot of pressure involved because everybody comes

A day late. But, uh, but it is really, it continually continually renews my faith in mankind. As I do see that even in this crazy world we live in that there is nothing that really ultimately keeps us from the people we love. It just takes sometimes allowed to get to that point. And then when people get to that point and they realize I haven't seen her or him in 20 years, 30 years, 50 years. So I enjoy it. I enjoy it because it feels like

A day late. But, uh, but it is really, it continually continually renews my faith in mankind. As I do see that even in this crazy world we live in that there is nothing that really ultimately keeps us from the people we love. It just takes sometimes allowed to get to that point. And then when people get to that point and they realize I haven't seen her or him in 20 years, 30 years, 50 years. So I enjoy it. I enjoy it because it feels like

it feels like living family history. Um It feels like we're doing family history, but we're connecting people while they're still living. Yeah, which is super exciting. I

it feels like living family history. Um It feels like we're doing family history, but we're connecting people while they're still living. Yeah, which is super exciting. I

love that and, and, and, you know, everyone, everyone wants to be part of a story. Uh and all of those connections when you put those pieces back into place and suddenly people say, oh wow. Well, that's, that's why I'm that way or wow, I could have, that's maybe how I got that trait or that tendency or that, that kind of passion.

love that and, and, and, you know, everyone, everyone wants to be part of a story. Uh and all of those connections when you put those pieces back into place and suddenly people say, oh wow. Well, that's, that's why I'm that way or wow, I could have, that's maybe how I got that trait or that tendency or that, that kind of passion.

Uh And so connecting that two story again, especially for these folks who are maybe later in life and their story feels, still feels a little incomplete. They don't have that piece or that, hey, I am part of it

Uh And so connecting that two story again, especially for these folks who are maybe later in life and their story feels, still feels a little incomplete. They don't have that piece or that, hey, I am part of it

just real quickly, Troy, give us one of these experiences where again, it's got to be just extraordinary when you get those people in the room together, being reunited, reconnected. Uh How about a surprise moment uh where, you know, maybe just the emotion was really raw or something. That was just kinda one of those wow moments in that reconnecting process.

just real quickly, Troy, give us one of these experiences where again, it's got to be just extraordinary when you get those people in the room together, being reunited, reconnected. Uh How about a surprise moment uh where, you know, maybe just the emotion was really raw or something. That was just kinda one of those wow moments in that reconnecting process.

Gosh, there's so many that, you know, I mean, we've done these for adoptees, we've done these for identical twins who didn't know they had a living twin. You know, to me, the ones that are life or death are the ones that, that I look back on and remember, can I tell you a short fast story about one of them? So this family had adopted a little girl, she was 11 years old, they were driving in the car on a vacation and like Children used to do, she was laid in the back seat. No seat belt, sleeping, the car rolled several times in a terrible accident. She was severely injured.

Gosh, there's so many that, you know, I mean, we've done these for adoptees, we've done these for identical twins who didn't know they had a living twin. You know, to me, the ones that are life or death are the ones that, that I look back on and remember, can I tell you a short fast story about one of them? So this family had adopted a little girl, she was 11 years old, they were driving in the car on a vacation and like Children used to do, she was laid in the back seat. No seat belt, sleeping, the car rolled several times in a terrible accident. She was severely injured.

They ended up in a hospital. The parents confided in the doctors that they were her adoptive parents, not her biological. And the hospital told her that she needs a biological donor.

They ended up in a hospital. The parents confided in the doctors that they were her adoptive parents, not her biological. And the hospital told her that she needs a biological donor.

And we were called on an emergency line that we keep stashed, stashed away. We located the birth mother woke her up at 4:30 AM. She, she whispered and said, I've never told my husband this happened before we were married. I said that's okay. You can hang up. You can just say this is the wrong number. But before you hang up, I need you to know your little girl's been in an accident and she needs you.

And we were called on an emergency line that we keep stashed, stashed away. We located the birth mother woke her up at 4:30 AM. She, she whispered and said, I've never told my husband this happened before we were married. I said that's okay. You can hang up. You can just say this is the wrong number. But before you hang up, I need you to know your little girl's been in an accident and she needs you.

And she said this is as good a time as any to tell him she rolls over. She wakes her husband. I'm hearing this whole thing sitting on the phone

And she said this is as good a time as any to tell him she rolls over. She wakes her husband. I'm hearing this whole thing sitting on the phone

and I hear her explain to him quickly that something had occurred before they were married that she had never shared with him and that there was a child out there that she had relinquished for adoption. And he said one sentence, he said, go to her and we, we flew her down on a private jet that somebody had loaned us to get her to the hospital. She met the woman that had adopted her baby, they embraced for the first time ever. The little girl had already been prepped for the procedure, they did the procedure,

and I hear her explain to him quickly that something had occurred before they were married that she had never shared with him and that there was a child out there that she had relinquished for adoption. And he said one sentence, he said, go to her and we, we flew her down on a private jet that somebody had loaned us to get her to the hospital. She met the woman that had adopted her baby, they embraced for the first time ever. The little girl had already been prepped for the procedure, they did the procedure,

they moved the birth mother to the other end of the hospital for three days of recovery and then flew her home and Boyd to this day, that little girl has no idea that while she slept, her birth mother flew in and saved her life.

they moved the birth mother to the other end of the hospital for three days of recovery and then flew her home and Boyd to this day, that little girl has no idea that while she slept, her birth mother flew in and saved her life.

Oh my gosh. Wow. That's, that's a wow moment. We always end this show by saying, see something that inspires, say something that uplifts and do something that makes a difference. That's what's happening. And Troy was so grateful to have you on the show today. It's the locator Foundation.

Oh my gosh. Wow. That's, that's a wow moment. We always end this show by saying, see something that inspires, say something that uplifts and do something that makes a difference. That's what's happening. And Troy was so grateful to have you on the show today. It's the locator Foundation.

Uh The locator dot org is where you can go and check that out and be part of that, be part of that process. It's an incredible endeavor. It's a great one to be a part of. And as Troy just described, uh it changes lives, literally saves lives. Uh In that instance, Troy, thanks so much for joining us today.

Uh The locator dot org is where you can go and check that out and be part of that, be part of that process. It's an incredible endeavor. It's a great one to be a part of. And as Troy just described, uh it changes lives, literally saves lives. Uh In that instance, Troy, thanks so much for joining us today.

Alright, again, that's Troy Dunn from the Locator Foundation. The low, the locator dot org is where you can go check that out. And those are important connections were all part of the story and let's make sure we can have peace by finding all of those pieces. All right. Well, step aside for one last commercial break, come back some final thoughts on a Friday on KSL newsradio. Stick around. We'll be right back

Alright, again, that's Troy Dunn from the Locator Foundation. The low, the locator dot org is where you can go check that out. And those are important connections were all part of the story and let's make sure we can have peace by finding all of those pieces. All right. Well, step aside for one last commercial break, come back some final thoughts on a Friday on KSL newsradio. Stick around. We'll be right back