Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Spike TV In McDowell County
WEST VIRGINIA....
Spike TV says filming of a reality show about West Virginia coal miners is now well under way with ten videographers who have been certified as apprentice coal miners working with the managers and miners at Cobalt Coal's Westchester mine in McDowell County. The crew completed the same 80-hour training course required of all new miners in West Virginia, passing their apprentice certification tests on November 9th, the same day the team started filming above ground. They're now working in a space just 42 inches high, some 600 feet deep. Ten one-hour episodes of "Coal" are expected to air next spring.
Spike TV says filming of a reality show about West Virginia coal miners is now well under way with ten videographers who have been certified as apprentice coal miners working with the managers and miners at Cobalt Coal's Westchester mine in McDowell County. The crew completed the same 80-hour training course required of all new miners in West Virginia, passing their apprentice certification tests on November 9th, the same day the team started filming above ground. They're now working in a space just 42 inches high, some 600 feet deep. Ten one-hour episodes of "Coal" are expected to air next spring.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 11:09 PM 
