From past to present Mike discusses everything from his new book Profoundly Disconnected to selling lava lamps and Katsaks on QVC. Kilmeade & Friends Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com
Mike covers a lot of ground during his time with Piers Morgan. He sings, he announces, and he talks about the end of the Dirty Jobs and Ford era. For the first time in his adult life, the man that preaches a good day’s work, is unemployed. “You know, it’s odd,” said Mike Rowe, joining “Piers Morgan Live” Thursday evening. “But I mean seriously it forces you to step back and go, ‘okay. I’ve been really, really lucky – I know that.’” After ten years on Discovery Channel’s “Dirty Jobs” and serving as a commercial spokesman for Ford, Rowe has Read More
The big question is why is Mike being attacked for promoting work? He gives his thought on jobs and cognitive dissonance; saying “employees and employers shouldn’t be enemies.” Fox Business- Varney & Co. Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com
Mike talked about the controversial Walmart ad but also discussed the labor shortage in America. Hannity on Fox Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com
Mike Rowe is hit with macro questions and after 17 seconds Raj Nair decided Mike was the most humble TV guy he’d ever met. Post by Liberty Treehouse.
Mike and the Fox & Friends crew discuss his new “fake” book and that the proceeds of the book go to the mikeroweWORKS Foundation to be used for scholarships and promoting the skilled trades. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com
It is well known that Mike is a master of the voice over and he proves it again as he reads a script describing the sport of Olympic curling in a segment from the Glenn Beck show. Your browser does not support iframes.
Mike sits down with Neil to discuss Walmart’s ad and pledge to bring manufacturing back to America.
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 jokes about Ford cars and trucks. After seven years, Mike told Glenn exclusively that he and Ford have decided to part ways. “I want to talk to Mike about what’s happening at Ford,” Glenn said. “Is there a little bit Read More
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 jobs to China, and their practice of paying low wages. The ad promotes the company’s recently announced pledge to spend $250 billion on American-made products over the next ten years and Rowe says he does not regret participating Read More
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
After a lot of careful reflection regarding the 7 million page views and 20,000 comments over the last few days, I’ve decided to provide a link to something that has nothing to do with Walmart, capitalism, socialism, unions, right-to-work, income distribution, liberals, low prices, low wages, skilled labor, welfare, conservatives, rich people, poor people, public relations, off-shoring, on-shoring, minimum wage, living-wage, commercial television, China, or my personal views on the changing face of the modern-day proletariat. Here it is – Dance Like Nobody’s Watching: Airport With nearly 6 million views, the odds are very good that many of you have Read More
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 more about the NPR interview here now.
CNN’s Don Lemon talks with Mike about his decision to make the Walmart ad and his new book Profoundly Disconnected. CNN
Here is post #1 of 3 on Facebook regarding the Facebook response to Mike’s Walmart voiceover commercial, February 9, 2014 Last night during the Olympics, a commercial started running called “I Am a Factory.” It’s part of a larger campaign sponsored by Walmart, called “Work is a Beautiful Thing.” The commercial features real people doing real work in real factories all across America. It’s not very glamorous, but it’s honest and authentic, and I was honored to narrate it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OQcoDQq3-o Today, I see that some people are calling for my head. Other’s want me to run for office. And some have Read More
