KGO News Set Refresh

[SFTV 567]

10 years in, KGO has decided to refresh its news set starting today.

 

It was just mentioned in the 6pm show that they are getting a set refresh and will be temporarily broadcasting in various parts of the newsroom until the remodel is finished. 
 

Here’s a look at the current set now under a refresh

https://www.youmansdesigns.com/abc-7-kgo-san-francisco

11am debut show from the news room

https://abc7news.com/videoClip/18006586/

 

And just a little throwback, sometimes I wonder how their lofty secondary studio would’ve looked like if they were not in the newsroom during this transition since they are leasing it to KRON. 

 

7 Live Studio

https://bowmanrodgersdesign.com/portfolio/kgo-tv-7-live/

 

[MidwestTV 1358]

41 minutes ago, SFTV said:

10 years in, KGO has decided to refresh its news set starting today.

 

It was just mentioned in the 6pm show that they are getting a set refresh and will be temporarily broadcasting in various parts of the newsroom until the remodel is finished. 
 

Here’s a look at the current set now under a refresh

https://www.youmansdesigns.com/abc-7-kgo-san-francisco

11am debut show from the news room

https://abc7news.com/videoClip/18006586/

 

And just a little throwback, sometimes I wonder how their lofty secondary studio would’ve looked like if they were not in the newsroom during this transition since they are leasing it to KRON. 

 

7 Live Studio

https://bowmanrodgersdesign.com/portfolio/kgo-tv-7-live/

 

 

Looks like something Tegna based their entire set design on except, you know, well done.

[MediaZone4K 2664]

On 10/14/2025 at 10:57 PM, MidwestTV said:

 

Looks like something Tegna based their entire set design on except, you know, well done.

Agreed that the The 7 live studio gives Tegna vibes.

 

The main studio looks very NBC O&Oish.

WTVJ 2013:

[MetroNews 28]

14 hours ago, MediaZone4K said:

Agreed that the The 7 live studio gives Tegna vibes.

 

The main studio looks very NBC O&Oish.

WTVJ 2013:

Same designer. Clickspring Design. 

[C Block 1611]

This set has been one of my favorites for a long time, and I think it aged really well.

 

It’ll be interesting to see the refresh. Since a new GM has taken over, KGO has taken a more traditional, meat and potatoes approach to news, so I’m guessing the end result will be pretty conservative in design.

[ABC 7 Denver 1889]

5 hours ago, MetroNews said:

Same designer. Clickspring Design. 

 

I way loved that WTVJ set, though I wished the monitor on the front of the anchor desk wasn't just 22".

[MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 1158]

The KGO set looks like an abandoned art gallery/museum/office space turned news set...

[C Block 1611]

The updated set debuted at 11am today. They added a big video wall next to the weather center for weather, and it looks like they added a similar video wall to the demo/interview set. Otherwise, everything looked the same from what I saw.

 

A picture from Drew Tuma’s Instagram:

Edited November 3, 2025 by C Block

[SFTV 567]

 There’s a projector floor set up seen here. And yes a new curved monitor wall on the other set

[SFTV 567]

[SFTV 567]

the floor projector looks similar to NBC Bay Area’s set up

Edited November 4, 2025 by SFTV

[TVLurker 389]

KNTV's set looks like it came from the 2000s but an alternate 2000s.