Rowe is a TV host, writer, narrator, producer, actor and spokesman. His Discovery Channel show “Dirty Jobs” ran for over a decade, sending him to all 50 states to complete 300 different jobs.
On Labor Day 2008, he launched mikeroweWORKS, a PR campaign designed to reinvigorate the skilled trades in the United States. The accompanying website provides comprehensive resources for anyone looking to explore those vocations. The mikeroweWORKS Foundation awards scholarships to students pursuing a career in the skilled trades.

The cable sports behemoth has been broadcasting American Legion Baseball World Series games since 2011, when Shelby, N.C., became the permanent home of the World Series and all 15 games aired on the ESPN3 webcasting service. In 2014 the championship game was televised live - for the first time in 35 years - on ESPNU, the tournament's current home.