WLBT renovating studio

[MidwestTV 1239]

Gray's WLBT in Jackson, Mississippi has started a studio renovation. From what I've been told they're completely gutting the studio and starting over. It's not expected to be done until the end of the year.

 

https://www.facebook.com/PatrickEllisWx/posts/362222315259093

 

[RS531 0]

Gray's Omaha NBC affiliate (WOWT) announced similar. They bought the building next door to their current one and it's being renovated into their new studio and offices. Should be complete summer of 2022.

[SavannahNews 0]

Wow, so the Hearst station in Jackson MS. WAPT is also currently installing a new set, so the question now is who will have the better set? My money is on Hearst LOL.

[NWA_TV_guy 156]

Rehearsals are now underway on the new set.  This has been a ”top secret” project for sure. 

[MidwestTV 1239]

I'm told it'll launch Tuesday (12/14).

[NWA_TV_guy 156]

If you look verrrrrryyyy closely, you can see the parts of the new set on the camera shots on the control room’s monitors in the background. 
 

[NWA_TV_guy 156]

The new set debuted just now at 4p. 
 

 

 

 

 

Last picture courtesy of Patrick Ellis’ Facebook page (Patrick Ellis WLBT):

 

[LexTVandRadio 418]

Not bad but lots of colors going on here. 

[tyrannical bastard 4018]

No pun intended, but I've noticed a lot of "gray" in Gray's sets as of late.....

I guess it's more subtle than putting their logo on the set, like WABI did.

[MarkBRollins88_v2 350]

On 12/14/2021 at 4:04 PM, NWA_TV_guy said:

The new set debuted just now at 4p. 
 

 

 

 

 

Last picture courtesy of Patrick Ellis’ Facebook page (Patrick Ellis WLBT):

 

That monitor just hanging in the middle of the room is a workers’ comp claim waiting to happen.

[TheSpeedKing 268]

On 12/14/2021 at 5:04 PM, NWA_TV_guy said:

The new set debuted just now at 4p. 
 

 

 

 

 

Last picture courtesy of Patrick Ellis’ Facebook page (Patrick Ellis WLBT):

 

Ouch, that desk is small. The CSD should’ve put a bigger desk in with all of that free space.

[brb588 113]

On 12/19/2021 at 9:03 AM, TheSpeedKing said:

Ouch, that desk is small. The CSD should’ve put a bigger desk in with all of that free space.

Eh, I don't know how much larger the desk really needs to be. The big open space in the middle gives them even more flexibility for the space.