Mike, I know the number of people doing voice overs are fairly small, relatively speaking (no pun intended). Do you ever meet with other voice over actors – the ones who narrate the other DC shows? know your schedules tight, but is there a trade group – like SAG for film actors, conventions? Voice over conventions – that’s funny.  Who would be the announcer? Relatively speaking, the voiceover community is indeed small – maybe 10,000 altogether, celebrities notwithstanding. Collectively, this group probably earns upwards of 60 million dollars a year. MORE >>

Mike, thank you for the great post. When this episode first aired, I was rather astonished and taken aback by the resourcefulness of Dave and his family. Not only because of the invention and application of his ingenious “cactus MORE >>

I have a question that seems to be getting ignored here. How can something be defined as a non-profit if companies or organizations that donate to it expect something in return? It seems like every company Mike mentions as making a MORE >>

Mike shares his views on jobs, the skills gap, manufacturing and announces the “Discover Your Skills&# initiative and more. Click here to view the video. Mike's Videos and transportation commerce dirty jobs discover your skills gap mike rowe Science senator rockefeller skills U.S. Senate MORE >>

Back in 1997, I got a phone call from a television producer who wanted to know if I might be interested in hosting a game show. His name was Tom Frank, and apparently, my demo reel had made an impression. This is quite possibly the worst demo reel I’ve ever seen,” said Tom Frank. There’s nothing on here but outtakes and mistakes. Thanks,” I said. I try to manage expectations at every turn.” In those days, my demo tape was little more than a random collection of inappropriate moments culled from three years on the graveyard shift at The QVC Cable Shopping Channel. Well congratulations,” he said. MORE >>