ADWEEK: My First Big Break April 23, 2015How Mike Went From the Opera to Somebody’s Gotta Do It. The CNN host never wanted a 9 to 5 gig
By Chris Ariens
Mike Rowe got his first big break in TV because of a bar bet and a pencil. Rowe, the longtime host of Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs, who now presides over CNN’s Somebody’s Gotta Do it, told Adweek the ...read more...
CNN: The art of lucha libre April 22, 2015Ryan Bergeron, CNN
Clothes may make the man, but a mask transforms him into something more.
“With just this mask, the life is changed,” Manuel Quiroz says. “Because when you put the mask on, you feel bigger.”
Quiroz has become the go-to mask and costume maker for a new generation of fighters in the world of Mexican freestyle wrestling, known as lucha libre. ...read more...
Entrepreneur: Facebook Obsession, Working Hard & Singing Opera April 15, 2015Mike Rowe has a lot of love for entrepreneurs. Best known as host of Dirty Jobs, Rowe works hard and advocates for others who have the courage to blaze their own path.
In this short video, Rowe answers our rapid-fire questions. He talks about what inspires him (hard work, duh), honesty and about sometimes having to “eat the shit sandwich” at ...read more...
SOMEBODY’S GOTTA DO IT HAS STRONG RATINGS DEBUT LAST NIGHT April 10, 2015SGDI is Up by Triple-Digits vs. Prior Four Thursdays and is the Only Cable News Program to Grow vs. Last Year at 9pm
According to Nielsen Fast National Data, CNN Original Series Mike Rowe’s Somebody’s Gotta Do It season 2 premiere had a strong ratings performance last night at 9pm, delivering 316k among adult 25-54 viewers. CNN nearly tied Fox news for ...read more...
Variety: ‘Bloody Do-Gooders’ and Searching For Oddball Stories April 10, 2015Mike Rowe knows how to play dirty — as host of the Discovery Channel series “Dirty Jobs,” he did it professionally for eight seasons. Now Rowe, a one-man variety show who’s worked as a narrator, actor, host and opera singer, has cleaned up his act in his current series “Somebody’s Gotta Do It,” which opens its second season on CNN ...read more...
The Daily Caller: Fans Are Begging Mike Rowe to Run in 2016 April 9, 2015By Heather Smith
CNN’s “Somebody’s Gotta Do It” host Mike Rowe joined a Washington, D.C. afternoon-drive radio program to discuss the return for his show’s second season on Thursday, April 9 and revealed that his fans have been asking him to make a run for the White House.
When WMAL radio host Larry O’Connor asked Rowe about his thoughts on people who ...read more...
The Blaze: The Math is Scary April 9, 2015Mike’s Unsettling Prediction on What Will Happen If Work Remains the ‘Enemy’
What will happen when all of the baby boomers in the U.S. retire at age 65 and the “remarkable” advances in medicine keep many of them alive into their 90s or even into triple digits?
It’s a recipe for disaster and the “math is scary,” says Mike Rowe, the star ...read more...
CNN: Job Advice from the Guy who has tried them All April 6, 2015CNN)Mike Rowe is taking the bull by the horns (or, at the very least, trying not to get gored) in the season premiere of “Somebody’s Gotta Do It,” where he tries out niche jobs anywhere from bullfighting to water ballet.
Each week, Rowe will answer your questions about his latest escapades and career advice. To submit a question for the gutsy ...read more...
Visit Baltimore April 3, 2015Mike loves Baltimore and has joined other notable Baltimoreans to show support and promote their hometown. Check out Mike’s featured places, learn about Mike’s and Baltimore’s history and plan your own trip to Visit Baltimore!
Baltimore makes history.
Literally. That’s what I love about this town. Everyone knows we have Poe’s grave and Fort McHenry, home of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” But we ...read more...