24994J 5280 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 WLS, one of the last ABC-owned stations to still use the old, blue-ish, 90's ABC logo appears to be making the switch to the 2007 "shiny disc". It first started appearing in the latest PSA's this week, but has been used on the website for a few years. Will updated graphics be thrown into the mix? We (I) can only hope... [ATTACH]1094.IPB[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthonyz 26 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 i guess they are updating to the looks of the network logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1812 Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Was down in Illinois today, saw this in the mall. Their current look is getting kind of stale. Maybe we'll see something new debut this summer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago News Boy 33 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Hmmm, and yes i agree the graphics are prettty old now. I would like to see an updated desk to like wabc's but other than that the studio is awesome as is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago News Boy 33 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Oh and they should use their newsroom more like they used too. Its a nice setup in there. Alls they need are a few updates... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5280 Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 I've said it before, they should've updated the lower thirds a few years ago to match the more recent in-house, purple/gold graphics...but at this point they should be working on an all-new package. As for the set, I doubt it's going anywhere. They had the previous blue-backdrop set for probably about 12 years. (Of course, there was an overhaul around 2001, but the setup remained mostly the same.) If they do anything, which they probably should/won't, it would be a new desk (no WABC, more traditional) and maybe new duratrans behind the anchors. And the newsroom does need an update, BAD. I saw a video on YouTube of a news brief with Jim Rosenfield from around '91 or '92...and aside from the the circle-7 being changed to an ABC7, it looks exactly the same! Their current look is getting kind of stale. Maybe we'll see something new debut this summer? The funny thing is, that would mean that Fox Chicago would have the oldest, un-updated graphics in town...and theirs are 4 YEARS newer than ABC7's (whose still looks better any day, anyway). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 823 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Didn't want to start a new topic just for this, but when did ABC 7 get a Big Board touchscreen (it's part of the weather center that's upstairs I believe)? Alan K. was using it tonight during their election coverage. Sidenote: Lisa Parker showed off the one NBC 5 has, but she couldn't get a video to play and pretty much just wiped a couple of graphics in/out and that was it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5280 Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 It's actually not in the weather center, but on the interview set at the south end of the studio. They replaced the monitor there several months ago with a small touch screen, and upgraded a little before Christmas. Alan is pretty much the only anchor/reporter using it (mostly at 4pm). Chuck Goudie uses it from time to time for the "Intelligence Report" and Roz does most traffic reports on it in the morning, too. Your best shot of seeing it in use is around 4:10 or so...pretty much just after the talent rejoin. BTW, I'd say it's about the same size as NBC5's; the camera angle probably makes a difference. Also a side-note, I think this was the first time someone on 5 used their screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 823 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 It's actually not in the weather center, but on the interview set at the south end of the studio. They replaced the monitor there several months ago with a small touch screen, and upgraded a little before Christmas. Alan is pretty much the only anchor/reporter using it (mostly at 4pm). Chuck Goudie uses it from time to time for the "Intelligence Report" and Roz does most traffic reports on it in the morning, too. Your best shot of seeing it in use is around 4:10 or so...pretty much just after the talent rejoin. BTW, I'd say it's about the same size as NBC5's; the camera angle probably makes a difference. Also a side-note, I think this was the first time someone on 5 used their screen. I figured it was the weather center because the backdrop was made-up of blue skies and clouds (a weather-based setting) and the lighting was poor (which wouldn't likely be the case if it was at the interview area with all the lights being on. Maybe they have more than one. Nevertheless, it's very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5280 Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 Trust me, there's only one. I was downtown once while they were using it and there is no room in the upstairs WC for a screen this big...it's not a studio, just a corner of an already cramped office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago News Boy 33 Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 24994J is right! Its in the studio, just saying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFTV Channel 9 80 Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 The picture below is what they have on their website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5280 Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 Well, they made a graphics change, but it's quite disappointing. This is it...nothing else, nothing more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abric 157 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 I really don't see a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGSJenkins 432 Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 I really don't see a difference. It used to be say "HD" where the Facebook and Twitter logos now are, the website now appears below and they are using the glossy ABC logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago News Boy 33 Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Whoopty doo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago News Boy 33 Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 And when i say whoopty doo i mean abc 7 not any of you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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