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  • Fox News Neil Cavuto ~ Mike talks about the Walmart ad and Manufacturing February 19, 2014     Mike sits down with Neil to discuss Walmart’s ad and pledge to bring manufacturing back to America. read more...
  • Glenn Beck Radio – Mike explains why he and Ford respectfully parted ways February 19, 2014 Mike talks with Glenn about his new book, manufacturing and the end of the Ford era. Between hosting Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs, writing books, appearing in commercials, and running the mikeroweWORKS Foundation, Mike Rowe is a busy guy. But on radio this morning, Mike explained why audiences will no longer see him on TV in his signature baseball cap cracking ... read more...
  • CNN New Day – Mike doesn’t regret Walmart ad February 19, 2014 Mike doesn’t feel he needs to defend Walmart but he does want to promote jobs, the skilled trades, and bringing back manufacturing to America. “Dirty Jobs” Host Defends Walmart Ad “Dirty Jobs” host Mike Rowe is known for being an advocate for the working class, but critics are slamming him for narrating a new Walmart ad, citing Walmart’s history of outsourcing manufacturing ... read more...
  • Erin Burnett Out Front – Mike fires back at Walmart criticism February 18, 2014 Mike responds to the controversy regarding the Walmart ad and how being on the side of the ad does not mean he is selling “it” or selling out. He continues the same message  he has since 2008 – he advocates for jobs, manufacturing, and the skilled trades. CNN Erin Burnett Out Front read more...
  • Mike Rowe on NPR’s All Things Considered February 16, 2014 Mike was interviewed for NPR’s All Things Considered special series My Big Break recently and it was aired on NPR today, February 16, 2014. In the interview, Mike talks about his first big break coming from his job at home shopping channel QVC where he was fired and rehired 3 times and sold such items as lava lamps and Katsaks. Read ... read more...
  • CNN Newsroom – Mike under fire for Walmart ad February 16, 2014 CNN’s Don Lemon talks with Mike about his decision to make the Walmart ad and his new book Profoundly Disconnected. CNN read more...