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. >>> WELCOME BACK TO "GREAT DAY
WASHINGTON."
WASHINGTON." THE RUN AWAY HIT FROM LAST
SUMMER, TOUGH AS NAILS, IS
BACK.
BACK.
BACK. IT
BACK. IT IS A COMPETITION SERIES THAT
CELEBRATES EVERY DAY AMERICANS
WHO CONSIDER THE CALLOUSES ON
THEIR HANDS A BADGE OF HONOR.
I CAUGHT UP WITH PHIL TO GET A
PREVIEW OF THE NEW SEASON.
PHIL, IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU.
WELCOME BACK TO "GREAT DAY
WASHINGTON."
WASHINGTON." >> THANKS FOR HAVING ME BACK.
>> WE ARE EXCITED TOUGH AS
NAILS IS BACK AS WELL.
THIS WAS A HUGE HIT OVER THE
SUMMER.
SUMMER.
SUMMER. WHAT COULD WE START TO EXPECT
FOR SEASON TWO?
ANYTHING YOU CAN SHARE WITH US?
>> WELL THE GREAT THING ABOUT
THE SHOW GOING OUT THE FIRST
TIME IS THAT PEOPLE GET TO SEE
WHAT THE SHOW IS ALL ABOUT.
THANKFULLY, AS YOU SAID, THEY
LIKED IT, THEY TURNED UP AND
THEY WATCHED IT.
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE CAUGHT UP
WITH THE SHOW STREAMING.
AND YOU KNOW, MAYBE THEY DIDN'T
HEAR ABOUT IT IN THE SUMMER AND
THEN THEY CAUGHT UP WITH IT,
BECAUSE IT IS AVAILABLE TO
STREAM.
STREAM.
STREAM. AND NOW PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THE
SHOW IS ABOUT.
THEN THEY STARTED APPLYING TO
BE ON SEASON TWO, SO WE WERE
INUNDATED WITH CHOICES FOR
SEASON TWO.
SEASON TWO. SO ANYTIME YOU HAVE A SHOW THAT
PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF, AND THEN
THAT THEY ARE COMING TO YOU TO
BE A PART OF THE SHOW, RATHER
THAN YOU HAVING TO GO TO THEM,
YOU ARE GOING TO GET MORE
CHOICES FOR CASTING.
SO THIS CAST IS VERY DYNAMIC.
12 PEOPLE, SIX MEN, SIX WOMEN,
FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, FROM A
TRAVEL NURSE TO A CONSTRUCTION
SUPERINTENDENT, WELDERS, CEMENT
MIXER, BRICKLAYER, PEOPLE FROM
ALL WALKS OF LIFE.
SO EXPECT TO SEE AN EVEN MORE
DYNAMIC CAST, JUST BECAUSE WE
HAVE MORE CHOICES.
>> THAT IS AMAZING HOW MUCH HAS
RESONATED WITH EVERYBODY.
YOU HAVE CALLED THIS YOUR
PASSION PROJECT.
PASSION PROJECT. YOU ARE HOSTING AND PRODUCING
AND WORKING WITH YOUR WIFE ON
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. WHAT HAS THIS BEEN LIKE FOR
YOU?
YOU?
YOU? >>
YOU? >> HUGELY REWARDING.
THE VP ON THE SHOW, NAMED
SCOTT, I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH
HIM FOR 29 YEARS.
THE EXECUTIVE IN CHARGE OF
PRODUCTION FOR OVER 20 YEARS, I
HAVE ASSEMBLED A GROUP OF
PEOPLE THAT I HAVE CONTINUED TO
WORK WITH OVER THE YEARS WHO
ARE REALLY, REALLY GOOD AT WHAT
THEY DO.
THEY DO.
THEY DO. AND THEY HAVE BROUGHT SO MUCH
PASSION TO THIS.
SO TO MAKE SOMETHING THAT YOU
ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT, WITH
PEOPLE THAT ARE PASSIONATE
ABOUT WHAT THEY DO AND WHO
BRING THE BEST OF THEIR TRADE
TO YOUR SHOW, IT IS AN HONOR.
THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO SAY
IT.
IT.
IT. WE
IT. WE ARE BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO DO
WHAT WE DO FOR A LIVING TO
SHARE STORIES.
SHARE STORIES. AND I HAVE A PASSION FOR
SHARING STORIES ABOUT
INTERESTING PEOPLE.
INTERESTING PEOPLE. I HAVE FOR MY ENTIRE CAREER, 35
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. AND SO TO BE ABLE TO DO IT IN A
SHOW LIKE THIS, WHERE I BELIEVE
IT IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT
MESSAGE, THE ONLY WAY TO
DESCRIBE IT IS, IT IS AN HONOR.
>> I THINK THAT IS WHAT IS SO
GREAT ABOUT IT.
THESE ARE EVERY DAY PEOPLE THAT
ARE WALKING AROUND WITH US
DOING THINGS THAT SOMETIMES
MAYBE WE DON'T THINK ABOUT,
RIGHT?
RIGHT?
RIGHT? IN
RIGHT? IN OUR EVERY DAY LIVES.
WE ARE GETTING TO KNOW THEM.
YOU SEE WHY IT HAS RESONATED SO
MUCH?
MUCH?
MUCH? >>
MUCH? >> I THINK 2020 MADE US ALL SIT
UP AND TAKE NOTICE TO MAKE SURE
THERE IS FOOD ON THE TABLE AND
THE WORLD FUNCTIONS.
>> YOU FILMED THIS DURING 2020
RIGHT, DURING COVID-19?
IT HAD TO BE AN INTERESTING
EXPERIENCE, TO SAY THE LEAST.
>> IT WAS STRESSFUL, I'M NOT
GOING TO LIE.
IT WAS ALMOST LIKE PRODUCING
TWO SEASONS AT ONE TIME, THERE
WAS SO MUCH INVOLVED.
THE PROTOCOLS, THE DOCUMENT FOR
ALL THE PROTOCOLS WAS ABOUT
THAT THICK.
THAT THICK. AND I'M NOT KIDDING.
OVER 300 PAGES TO GO TO ALL THE
DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.
DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. BECAUSE WE SHOOT THE SHOW ALL
REAL JOB SITES, WE HAD A
DIFFERENT PROTOCOL FOR EVERY
SINGLE ELECTION.
SINGLE ELECTION. IT IS NOT LIKE BIG BROTHER,
WHERE YOU HAVE A PROTOCOL FOR
ONE LOCATION, THE HOUSE.
WE HAD TO DO THAT FOR MORE THAN