Tuesday's Highlights

Los Angeles Times | Tue, Feb 17

Tue, Feb 17 Tuesday's Highlights
CA - Feb 17, 2009
Dirty Jobs: Mike heads to Motive Power in Boise, Idaho, to restore locomotives for his 200th dirty job (9 pm Discovery). Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: ...

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3 Weeks Ago, Thaindian.com says (in Fenton Art Glass Company Debuts On Discovery Channel) They had debuted on international television with the show “Dirty Jobs” that airs on Discovery Channel. The show features the mechanism and hard work that ...

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And WHSV says (in "Dirty Jobs" Episode Featuring Fenton Glass to Air) Fenton Art Glass of Williamstown is being featured on the Discovery Channel show "Dirty Jobs." Host Mike Rowe visited the plant last year, ...

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6 Months Ago, Huffington Post says (in Confessions of a TiVoholic) NY
Sure it's not Monet, but how else would we experience the grit of Dirty Jobs or the thrill of Dancing With the Stars without TV? It's visual, it's emotional, it's technical, it's raw, it's gritty, and frankly, it's beautiful. So to all those people who ...

And San Jose Mercury News says (in Give 'Em Hill: A job a week, that's all we ask) Give 'Em Hill: A job a week, that's all we ask
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Inspired somewhat by the "Dirty Jobs" TV show in which the host dabbles in various, if filthy, careers (that and the fact that he couldn't find work in his own field), Daniel decided to try, well, everything. But it's more than just the jobs. ...

And Hollywood Reporter says (in 'Dirty Jobs' spawns apparel, tools) Dirty Jobs' spawns apparel, tools
By Georg Szalai NEW YORK -- Discovery Channel and "Dirty Jobs" host Mike Rowe have teamed up to create the DirtyJobs/MikeroweWorks brand that will start offering merchandise for everyday working people. It is the latest move into the merchandising ...

And Buffalo News says (in Confessions of a TiVoholic) United States
Sure it's not Monet, but how else would we experience the grit of “Dirty Jobs” or the thrill of “Dancing With the Stars” without TV? It's visual, it's emotional, it's technical, it's raw, it's gritty, and frankly, it's beautiful. ...

And Niles Daily Star says (in The admitted confessions of a TiVoholic) USA
Sure it's not Monet, but how else would we experience the grit of "Dirty Jobs" or the thrill of "Dancing With the Stars" without TV? It's visual, it's emotional, it's technical, it's raw, it's gritty and, frankly, it's beautiful. ...

And Dowagiac Daily News says (in Confessions of a TiVoholic) USA
Sure it's not Monet, but how else would we experience the grit of "Dirty Jobs" or the thrill of "Dancing With the Stars" without TV? It's visual, it's emotional, it's technical, it's raw, it's gritty and, frankly, it's beautiful. ...

And AgWeb says (in Dirtiest Job) After seeing the diver go down and surface a few different times, I was wondering where Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs was. This would have to qualify as the worst job I had ever seen. The diver could not see through the manure, but was able to talk to his ...

7 Months Ago, PopEater Music Blog says (in We Cast Reality TV With Politicians) NY
Hillary Clinton: 'Dirty Jobs' - She's got a lot of experience at cleaning up messes other people have made. AP / Getty Images Blagojevich on 'Shear Genius' - Not as a contestant, but as one of the models, because homeboy needs a new 'do. ...

And New York Times says (in The Case for Working With Your Hands) United States
Another, “Dirty Jobs,” shows all kinds of grueling work; one episode featured a guy who inseminates turkeys for a living. The weird fascination of these shows must lie partly in the fact that such confrontations with material reality have become ...

And Washington Post says (in Amazon Counters Discovery With E-Commerce Patent Suit) United States
Discovery's online store sells DVDs of its popular shows, such as "MythBusters" and "Dirty Jobs," as well as toys, games and books related to its other properties, including the Animal Channel, TLC and the Science Channel. Discovery has an agreement ...

And Cable360.net says (in Ford Tough Advertising) NY
Mike Rowe works with us on vehicle demonstrations and on the Web, and a lot of the advertising we've done with Discovery has to do with Mike Rowe since he does “Dirty Jobs.” EP: In particular with truck customers, there are so many details people want ...

And CableFAX says (in Ford Tough Advertising) MD
Mike Rowe works with us on vehicle demonstrations and on the Web, and a lot of the advertising we've done with Discovery has to do with Mike Rowe since he does “Dirty Jobs.” EP: In particular with truck customers, there are so many details people want ...

And WalletPop says (in What came first, the recession or the chicken eggs?) VA
I always thought it should be profiled on the Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs. Here's the video that ran with the Chicken Busters story -- it's one of my all-time favorites. Check it out. (All this chicken talk is making me think of Arrested ...

And American Chronicle says (in Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, David Thomas Column: The ...) CA
I wouldn't be surprised if refereeing tonight's game winds up on an episode of Dirty Jobs. How would you like to draw the assignment of officiating Game 5? The refs are the only 0-4 team in this series, and I don't think there is any way they can win ...

And Star-Telegram.com says (in The basketball is in the Denver Nuggets' fans' court now) TX
I wouldn't be surprised if refereeing tonight's game winds up on an episode of Dirty Jobs. How would you like to draw the assignment of officiating Game 5? The refs are the only 0-4 team in this series, and I don't think there is any way they can win ...

And Outside Online says (in You Need a New Bike) CA
Peel away the layers of grime and offal and you'll find a working-class hero: Mike Rowe, host of Dirty Jobs, the show where cubicles go to die. Keep peeling and you may be surprised to find a former opera singer causing a paradigm shift—namely, ...

10 Months Ago, LAist says (in TV Junkie: 'Breaking Bad' Webisodes; The Digital Switch) TV Junkie: 'Breaking Bad' Webisodes; The Digital Switch
CA - Feb 17, 2009
9:00pm Dirty Jobs Discovery - Mike heads to MotivePower in Boise, Idaho to restore locomotives for his 200th dirty job. 9:00pm Frontline: Inside the ...

13 Months Ago, LAist says (in TV Junkie: The Series Finale of 'The Shield') TV Junkie: The Series Finale of 'The Shield'
CA - Nov 25, 2008
his country into an anti-capitalist beacon for the world. 9:00pm Dirty Jobs Discovery - Harvesting hops for beer; animal hides are turned into paper.

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