Fourteen-year-old Ke'onte is full of life and laughter — largely because of his new parents.

But his happiness is also thanks to a television news anchor who featured the boy's story in Dallas, Texas, not just once, but twice, after a failed adoption brought disappointment.

In 2007, when Ke'onte was just eight years old, Gloria Campos featured him as a "Wednesday's Child," a feature produced locally by five US television stations around the country which showcases children in foster care who need loving parents.

The boy, now happy and off medication wrongfully prescribed, wanted to thank Gloria for her persistence in finding him a home, and he surprised her on the air.

(WATCH the touching video below READ the story from WFAA) Thanks to Harley Hahn for submitting the link!