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1 July 2008

'Happy Guy' comes to the party

'The Happy Guy' was the smiling photograph found in a hotel bin in Canada that changed Nathan Sturdy's day some seven years ago. Nathan was going through a rough patch at the time and the photo cheered him up.

A Facebook page led to the identification of 'Happy Guy' as Paul Daggett, real estate agent in Calgary, Canada.

We recently spoke to Nathan and his brother Devin about their plan to hand the photograph back to its rightful owner at a meeting in Canada.

Nathan and Devin have flown to Banff for the handback and to meet 'Happy Guy' for the first time.


Guests

Nathan Sturdy

Paul 'Happy Guy' Daggett

Further Information

Who is Happy Guy?

Presenter

Richard Aedy

Producer

Amanda Armstrong

Story Researcher and Producer

Tracey Trompf

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