Friday, October 15, 2010
Spike TV To Launch Reality Show In McDowell County
WEST VIRGINIA....
Spike TV and a Canadian mining company are preparing to launch a reality television series that will focus on West Virginia's coal industry. The series "Coal" will start shooting in November at Cobalt Coal's underground Westchester mine in McDowell County. Governor Joe Manchin, the United Mine Workers and others worry that shooting underground could be dangerous, and that Cobalt, with only two dozen employees, doesn't represent the reality of an industry dominated by corporate giants with thousands of workers and dozens of mines. However, Cobalt president Thomas Roberts, who has worked underground for more than 40 years, says there's no reason to worry. TV crews will undergo 80 hours of mine safety training.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 9:08 AM 
