• 12:30 p.m. each Sunday on Alabama Public Television*
  

• 8 p.m. each Tuesday on digital Weather Plus 12.2
  
• Charter channel 136 and Knology 121 in Montgomery
  
• Brighthouse channel 213 in Wetumpka and Greenville
  
• Brighthouse channel 228 in Eufaula

• Online at www.onthejobtv.org

*Public support is essential to keeping quality programs on Alabama Public Television.  It costs Alabama Public Television about $240 an hour to provide entertaining educational programs for the viewing audience.  In 2008, Alabama Public Television won 14 "Parent's Choice Awards," for children's programming.  During August 2, 2009-August 16, 2009 Alabama Public Television will be holding its annual Pledge Drive in place of its normal weekend programming, which will include AIDT's educational and workforce development show On The Job.  On The Job will return to its regular time slot beginning August 23, 2009 at 12:30pm.  On August 23 find out about the job opportunities in the field of special effects as On The Job visits with a special effects company called Snowmaster's located in Lexington, AL. 


August 23, 2009

Host of On The Job, Bobby Jon Drinkard(left), listens as Francisco Guerra(right), one of the most in demand special effects leaders in the world, explains the machine that is creating the "snow" right in front of their very eyes.

From white weddings to Hollywood film productions - located in Lexington, AL, Snowmaster's has been creating special effects that are used everywhere.  Snowmaster's customers include: Walt Disney World, Disney Cruises, Paramount, Sea World, Legoland and many other well-known companies and organizations in and outside the USA.  On The Job, spent the day with Snowmaster's and was very surprised about all of the career and educational opportunities that are located in the field of special effects.  To find out more about these opportunities, watch On The Job, Sunday, August 23, 2009, @ 12:30pm, on Alabama Public Television!