[mouseboy33]

WKBD - CBS News Detroit which hasnt launched, we just got another pic of the new set and newsroom. It looks very interesting. Its clear they are going to for the factory/warehouse vibe...which fits Detroit's manufacturing heritage. I kinda like it and kinda dont.  Im not a fan of brick on news sets. But it seems the use of it will be above the eye level and not in most of the camera blocks from what I can see. I do like the set is part of the newsroom. But it seems some of the lower part behind the presenters will be slightly "plain".  But its still early on, maybe they havent completed that "green room" space. It looks a bit sparse and the lighting looks a bit "doctors waiting room" to be honest. Maybe it will be softened with some lamps or softer lighting when its not being used. Seems as though they will use that as their soft area for interviews and such. Will be interesting to see how they shoot that when they do interviews.
Unfortunately, management will get cold feet and fail to stick with it. So by next year, when the ratings are still in toilet, because they cant beat WDIV LOCAL 4, they will scrap this set and put in a traditional one. Thinking its the cosmetic things like a set, when its just viewer habits that are hard to change and news viewership its dropping everywhere.