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‘Dirty Jobs’ Host Mike Rowe Sounds Alarm on Growing Skills Gap in U.S. Workforce

‘Dirty Jobs’ Host Mike Rowe Sounds Alarm on Growing Skills Gap in U.S. Workforce

by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 2, 2026 | Culture, News, Tennessee, The South

At the BlackRock 2026 Infrastructure Summit, television host and workforce advocate Mike Rowe delivered a blunt assessment of America’s education system and labor market, arguing that decades of cultural and policy decisions have fueled both soaring college costs and...
Mike Rowe’s Call to Action Sparks Nashville Education Forum Invitation from Michael Patrick Leahy

Mike Rowe’s Call to Action Sparks Nashville Education Forum Invitation from Michael Patrick Leahy

by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 22, 2026 | Education, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy on Thursday publicly invited television host Mike Rowe to Nashville for an education forum after Rowe called for a national conversation on addressing the growing shortage of skilled workers in the...

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