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Long-lost brothers united thanks to TV channel

Randy Waites and Eddie Waites, the brothers who were united thanks to a television channel

The reunion of the brothers in the US almost seemed like a plot from popular cinema but it is true. California&rsquo;s Randy Waites watching news on the local TV network discovered his long-lost brother. In a report about snowfall in Lake Tahoe on the TV, Randy saw a person being interviewed who shared his last name.

This set Randy who had grown up without knowing his father, wondering if there was a connection between him and Eddie Waites, the person interviewed. Cambria his daughter confirmed that what he suspected was probably right. She told the media: &quot;I saw [Eddie&#39;s] features and he actually looked a lot like my dad in the eyes. I did my research, searched up his name, looked up all I could.&rdquo;
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Randy Waites of Lodi never expected to find a new family member by watching the local news. Today, he connected with a brother he never knew he had after spotting a familiar last name on <a href="https://twitter.com/kcranews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kcranews</a>. It was an honor to be there to capture this special moment. <a href="https://t.co/4QTdic8N6q">pic.twitter.com/4QTdic8N6q</a>
&mdash; Stephanie Lin (@StephanieLinTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/StephanieLinTV/status/1490136249780240385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Soon afterwards the two got in touch over the phone and were at ease immediately. &quot;It just clicked, like we&#39;ve been friends for 20 years. It&#39;s just unbelievable,&rdquo; remarked Randy.

Eddie was surprised having found his lost brother and it was the family resemblance which convinced him. He said: &ldquo;It was an instantaneous chill all the way from my head all the way down to my toes. At first I thought, it&#39;s not possible. Once I seen a picture of him, I seen my dad. I seen our dad. I knew it was real.&quot;

The two met for the first time, last weekend and a picture of theirs was shared online.

For Randy this is really special since he had never met his father. &quot;I&#39;ve never met my father, never saw a picture of him my entire life. Eddie has been texting me all kinds of different stuff, pictures of my grandfather, and filling in on the family history that I never had on that side.&quot;