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Business writer Jenny Boone of The Roanoke Times will be one of the guests on Tuesday's showing of "JobQuest," the monthly television show on Blue Ridge public television which focuses on job hunting in Western Virginia. Also featured on the program will be the job listings at jobs.roanoke.com.

The show airs Tuesday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. The first installment was last month; we have more details here. If there are issues you'd like to see addressed on future programs -- or in our daily newspaper coverage -- you leave let us know by leaving a comment below..

The complete release from our partners at Blue Ridge public television about the next "JobQuest" show follows:

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Former Roanoke Times' photographer Josh Meltzer left the paper last August to work as a Fulbright Scholar in Guadalajara, Mexico, but you can check out his latest projects here.

We miss Josh in the newsroom, but it's fun to follow his adventures in Mexico.

Reporter Neil Harvey is working on a story for Sunday's paper focused on passionate fans of this year's Super Bowl teams. We've heard from plenty of Steelers fans so far, but we haven't gotten many leads on Cardinals fans. Know someone?

E-mail Neil.Harvey@roanoke.com

As you've likely heard, a U.S. Airways plane bound for Charlotte has crashed in the Hudson River in New York. Early reports indicate all passengers have managed to escape safely. It was US Airways Flight 1549. Do you know anyone who was on the flight? If so, we'd like to hear from you -- or them. You can contact us here.

The next installment of "JobQuest," the monthly show about employment prospects in the region produced by Blue Ridge PBS -- with some help from us, and other organizations -- will be Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. We'll have more information closer to the time about who our guest on the show will be.

Are there things you'd like to see on the show, or things you'd like to hear about regarding the employment situation in Western Virginia? Let us know. You can leave a comment below or email Dwayne Yancey, senior editor for New Channels, at dwayne.yancey@roanoke.com

In the meantime, here's some background on the show and below is a release from public television:

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Did you happen to catch "JobQuest" on public television on Tuesday night? It's a monthly show we're involved in with Blue Ridge PBS, WDBJ-7 and a various of organizations involved in employment. Here's the background on the show.

If you saw the debut, which included business writer Jeff Sturgeon talking about the local employment picture, let us know what you thought. You can leave a comment below.

The next show is scheduled for early February, most likely Feb. 3. We'll have more details closer to the time.