Mike Rowe

…Cloud 9 magazine that is. Cloud 9 is a quarterly in-flight magazine for SeaPort Airlines. Recently Laura Allen talked to Mike about the mikeroweWORKS Foundation, the virtues of work ethic and his determination to promote the skilled trades and their importance in our economic recovery.   View the original article – HERE. DOWNLOAD PDF

Ripon forum did a Q & A with Mike where they discussed the Skills Gap, America’s relationship with hard work, the importance of S.T.E.M. education and Mike’s new show “Somebody’s Gotta Do It.” View the original article – HERE. DOWNLOAD PDF

Mike was interviewed by Greg Sitek of Site-K Construction Zone & ACP at CONEXPO-CONAGG in Las Vegas earlier this year. They discussed the “anti-dirty jobs” mentality and the importance of of promoting the skilled trades and vocational education. View original article – here DOWNLOAD PDF

Mike is the first U.S. celebrity to grace the cover of Mechanical Business. As the host of Dirty Jobs on the Discovery Network and Discovery Canada, Mike Rowe is a perpetual apprentice, and has tried his hand at more than 300 careers. But he’s much more than an apprentice, he’s also one of the biggest cheerleaders the trades have, and he’s harnessing his energies to garner respect for the trades through the mikeroweWORKS Foundation. By Adam Freill Giving back and building up The stars of Dirty Jobs come from all sectors of industry, but there are a number of common Read More

In the September 2013 edition of Challenge magazine Mike talks about how he continues to get the message out about the skilled trades with his new initiative Profoundly Disconnected. Read the online edition – HERE

Mike talks about “flipping a negative image of skilled jobs” in the 2013 Fall issue of SkillsUSA Champions magazine.     View the original article here.

TV’s Mike Rowe idolized his grandfather. There was one problem—he could never be like him. Or could he? By Mike Rowe, San Francisco, California Never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d make a living hosting and narrating TV shows. My plan was to follow in the footsteps of my grandfather, a man who worked with his hands, not his voice. A man who avoided the spotlight. I grew up outside Baltimore, Maryland. We were just a few miles from the city, but it felt like a whole different world. Our family’s land bordered 60 acres of woods, so Read More

“People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees results.” —Albert Einstein When I was 14, I woke up one Saturday morning to see my father standing at the foot of my bed, sharpening a double-sided ax. “It’s time,” he said. “Let’s go.” My father has a tendency to start conversations in the middle. He’s also suspicious of anything too modern. Like nouns. “Time for what?” I said. Knowing the futility of the question before I even asked, I rolled out of bed, pulled on my jeans and work boots, and tried again. “Is it cold out?” “Invigorating,” he Read More

A special supplement hit newsstands in USA Today in New Orleans, Denver, The Carolinas, Kansas City, Dallas, and Atlanta in March of 2013. In case you were not in one of those areas or missed it we have a copy of the supplement here.