Les expresses his hopes that the bomb threat story might get him on to Al Schottelkotte's six o'clock news. Al Schottelkotte was a real life newsman who anchored the evening news on Cincinnati TV station WCPO for 27 years.
Andy realizes the bomb may be at the transmitter with Venus and Johnny. When the scene goes to the transmitter, Venus and Johnny are playing the song, "Urgent" by Foreigner.
The character of Joyce Armor is named after one of the show's writers. The real life Joyce wrote the episodes "Bailey's Show" (1978) and "Ask Jennifer" (1981).