New Chicago Tonight Set Debuts
WTTW’s Chicago Tonight debuted a new show format on a brand new set this November, with the help of Chicago Scenic. The news magazine show is based on events happening in the Chicagoland area and includes interviews with special guests. WTTW producers hired New York- based Set Designer David Weller to work with CSSI Project Manager Ross Hamilton and WTTW’s Ron Yurgovich on the project. Dave Duwell led the fabrication and installation of the set for CSSI.

The new set was designed with multiple areas to create different camera angles and to give the show a variety of interview and commentary locations while highlighting the city of Chicago. The prime set areas include two light-box walls with scenes of the city, and large photomurals of day and night scenes of the city serve as backdrops.

Other set pieces included four large moveable kiosks; plasma monitors for on-screen graphics, a cherry veneer backdrop wall, and a curved cherry and Plexiglas bookcase to delicately display various art pieces.

News Anchor Phil Ponce was provided with a more comfortable desk with a built-in LCD monitor and an illuminated base stand, while News Anchor Bob Sirott was given a special circular table that is designed specifically for interviews.

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