WiredInUSA-November2015

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It's not often that welding will steal the limelight on TV. But TV’s ‛dirtiestman’ has been honoredwitha 2015 excellence inwelding award from the American Welding Society (AWS) and WEMCO, an association of welding manufacturers. US TV host Mike Rowe is the first ever recipient of an award in the exceptional category, created as a special recognition given to people who go above and beyond to promote welding and skilled trades. The full story features on page 10 in this issue of wiredInUSA. Mr Rowe earned the ‛dirtiest man’ title for hosting the Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs show. Aside from this, healso founded theMikeroweworks Foundation, a public charity that awards scholarships to students pursuing a career in the skilled trades. So far the foundation has awarded $3m in scholarships across the US in support of closing the country's skills gap. #53 EDITOR

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