26 Jul 2020

Phil Keoghan redefines toughness with new television series

From Sunday Morning, 9:37 am on 26 July 2020
New Zealander Phil Keoghan's new series, Tough as Nails

New Zealander Phil Keoghan's new series, Tough as Nails Photo: ©2020 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Award-winning Kiwi TV host and producer Phil Keoghan grew up in awe of the strength and discipline of his own family members - a lineage that included farmers, gold miners, builders and coal minders.

His new series, Tough as Nails is in part a homage to the Keoghans and their grit and determination, celebrating everyday Americans who get their hands dirty to work long, hard hours to keep the country running. And Phil thinks the show will resonate with the New Zealand psyche more than perhaps anywhere else in the world.