Jterry 43 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 WREG anchor Richard Ransom sent this tweet last night: (http://twitter.com/rransom_wreg3) Just got close look at plans 4 our new news set.I think you'll agree it'll be a big improvement. Construction starts soon. Finished by Nov Pretty self-explanatory and other than that, no known details. This will be their first full upgrade since ~1997 (they did a refresh in 2006 and a few minor updates last year when going HD). Only speculating, but since FX Group handled those refreshes, probably going to be them doing this as well, which of course could make it a bit underwhelming given their other work. Either way though, looking forward to what they will unveil since its likely going to be a full abandonment of the old "working newsroom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 743 Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Can't really say what to expect from WREG, other than the fact that it was mentioned months ago that an overhaul of their studio was in the works after Live @ 9 moved out of Peabody Place and back to the main facility off Riverside Drive earlier this year. Even though I doubt the working newsroom will be going away in this new incarnation, considering the size of the main studio, it is a much needed change after 15 years and a few minor tweaks along the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jterry 43 Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 As TennTV noted in the "No Emotion Box" WREG is now on their temporary set, which is quite interesting in itself. Its a very small anchor desk, in front of a large static poster of their old set with "under construction" tape in front of it. I can't decide if that's clever or incredibly stupid. It was confirmed on their FB page that it is an FX job, and Richard Ransom also confirmed that the newsroom will remain a "backdrop" in some capacity, though to what extent and how so is unknown. I'm glad to hear this as the newsroom made the old WREG look unique among the others in town. Here's a picture of their temp set, as tweeted by reporter Melissa Moon... [ATTACH]1046.IPB[/ATTACH] And another of the deconstruction of the old set... [ATTACH]1045.IPB[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abric 157 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 I'll be suprised if it looks something like WRAL if this is an FX job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.L. Hughes 752 Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 According to Newscast Studio, WREG-TV donated (at least part of) the old newsroom set to the Journalism Department at the University of Memphis, to use for their news program Insight News, which in turn is replacing a set that the university's newscast has been using for 20 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 743 Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Per some tweets from Melissa Moon ([twitter]MMoon_WREG3[/twitter]) and Richard Ransom ([twitter]RRansom_WREG3[/twitter]) last night, the new WREG news set is coming along nicely. The newsroom backdrop is still there, but they have completely redone the studio with sort of a "brickwork" theme to it that is also heavy on the use of duratrans. The main news desk looks like it could be moved around to provide different backdrops for each newscasts (it's also much smaller compared to their old one), but they've also built new sections on the other side of the studio as well, which is likely where Live @ 9 and Informed Sources will be originating from. http://twitter.com/#...8/photo/1/large http://twitter.com/#...2/photo/1/large http://twitter.com/#...0/photo/1/large The new look is expected to debut some time next week, but it is shaping out to become the best-looking news set in Memphis by far compared to everyone else in the city. It's a lot better than what was done at WRAL, but it also looks somewhat similar to WPBF's studio in a way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jterry 43 Posted November 2, 2011 Author Share Posted November 2, 2011 WREG's set is now completed, and Daybreak anchor Kris Anderson tweeted they will begin anchoring from the new set on Friday morning. I wouldn't be surprised if that means they debut it on the evening newscasts Thursday. No new pics that I've seen since those above, I imagine they're trying to keep the final look under wraps until the debut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 743 Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Photos of the construction and completed new look: http://www.wreg.com/...95.photogallery Video: http://www.wreg.com/videobeta/6c0a1ca7-34cd-4a53-8efe-10983dd55954/News/A-Look-At-The-New-Studio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jterry 43 Posted November 4, 2011 Author Share Posted November 4, 2011 Looks quite nice I have to say. Vastly better than what FX did at WRAL, incorporated all of the old studio space nicely while upgrading it to a sleek, contemporary look throughout. Lots of monitors throughout, including the large video wall and a smaller one in the back of the assignment desk. Only minor quip I have, in the new "jib" flyovers sometimes the old old weather set (recently used as a web center) can be seen, they should have had something placed there to cover it, though its not seen in any standard shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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