Press

  • Dr. Sanjay Gupta: “Safety Third” December 8, 2014   Mike joined Dr. Sanjay Gupta to talk about workplace safety on a recently on CNN’s Sanjay Gupta, MD. read more...
  • PAY, PUBLIC OFFICE & SKILLS THE GAP December 6, 2014 Mike opens up on pay, public office and the ‘skills gap’ “I’d love to see every hard worker paid handsomely, including teachers.” ~ Mike Rowe (CNN) — Between Mike Rowe’s television work and his philanthropic efforts with the Mike Rowe Works Foundation, Rowe holds true to one central passion: tipping his hat to those who work hard without much fanfare. In Rowe’s new ... read more...
  • Glenn Beck Radio ~ The Incredible History that Built America December 3, 2014 Glenn interviewed Mike Rowe on radio about the upcoming special tomorrow night at 8pm only on TheBlaze called Building America, presented by Caterpillar. Mike chronicles the major engineering and infrastructure feats that began rapidly rising in the 1800’s that eventually formed the foundation America currently operates on. As with many of the Mike Rowe conversations, the use of his Facebook ... read more...
  • Mike Visits Queen Latifah – NEW C.R.A.P AUCTION! December 2, 2014 Mike chats with Queen Latifah on her show, December 2, 2014 about the mikeroweWORKS Foundation, offers some career suggestions and talks about his new show Somebody’s Gotta Do It. Mike’s dog Freddy even got a mention. GREAT RESULT!!! $4975 Mike Rowe & Queen Latifah autographed drum auction to benefit and the mikeroweWORKS Foundation! Queen Latifah graciously donated and signed her personal ... read more...
  • Sun Magazine Q&A November 20, 2014 Mike Rowe has deep Baltimore roots that he says served him well during a decade read more...
  • PODCAST: The Matthew Aaron Show November 18, 2014 Mike joins Matthew Aaron to discuss his varied career, the foundation MIKEROWEWORKS and SOMEBODY’S GOT TO DO IT. read more...
  • Mike’s EntreLeadership Podcast November 17, 2014 Mike joined Ken Coleman’s podcast on EntreLeadership.com to discuss his new show and more. read more...
  • USA TODAY October 6, 2014 Mike talks about the new blue-collar jobs and how labeling top skill and bottom skill doesn’t make sense – WXIA-TV, Atlanta, for USA TODAY USA Today – Manufacturing in America read more...
  • GLENN BECK: Radio Interview September 25, 2014 Mike Rowe is one of Glenn’s favorite guests to have on radio, for a variety of reasons. First, Mike is one of the seemingly few leaders left on the planet who values hard work. He also isn’t afraid to speak his mind and doesn’t fold like a cheap tent when he gets some public pushback over a particular opinion. Special ... read more...
  • CNN Covers the mikeroweWORKS Foundation June 10, 2014 CNN just released this video and article on Mike and the mikeroweWORKS Foundation. CNN’s Rebecca Baer got to sit down and interview Mike at the 2014 USA Science and Engineering Festival, where they talked about how and why Mike decided to start the mikeroweWORKS Foundation’s PR campaign for hard work. Click here to watch the video and read the article on CNN.com           read more...
  • NBC Iowa interviews Mike on how a trade could be better than college June 10, 2014 Mike discusses with reporter Justin Andrews of KWWL in Cedar Rapids, Iowa about how students should consider all their options when planning their future and that going into the skilled trades should be a viable option and can lead to a rewarding and profitable career. CEDAR RAPIDS (KWWL) –When thinking of dirty jobs might you think of doing difficult, disgusting and ... read more...
  • Mike Suggests Solution for the Skills Gap May 30, 2014 In this interview with Engineering.com at the 2014 USA Science and Engineering Festival Mike talks about what he learned from Dirty Jobs, and shares his ideas for how we can close the skills gap. You can watch the interview, or read a transcript on their site. Click here to see the interview on Engineering.com. Click here to learn more about what Mike did ... read more...
  • Chicks on the Right on Mike and Shop Class May 9, 2014 In preparation for their interview with Mike, Chicks on the Right published this article about Mike’s involvement in the Ottawa shop class crisis, and his “I am a Woodshop” video. Click here to read their take.  You can listen to or download their full interview with Mike here on Chicks on the Right’s podcast page.  read more...
  • Mike on Bill Nye’s Planetary Radio Podcast May 6, 2014   While at the 2014 USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington D.C., Mike had the chance to sit down with Planetary Radio and a stellar panel of guests, including Festival co-founder and Lockheed Martin Chief Technology Officer Ray Johnson, Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye the Science Guy and Planetary Evangelist Emily Lakdawalla. They talked about dirty jobs in space among other ... read more...
  • US Chamber of Commerce on Mike’s Testimony May 5, 2014 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce recently published their coverage of Mike’s testimony before the House Committee on Natural Resources meeting to discuss “American Energy Jobs: Opportunities for Skilled Trade Workers.” The article opens with Mike’s interview with the Blaze, and goes on to discuss Mike’s testimony before the committee. Click here to read more on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s website. read more...