Outwest in Lounge is an airport news network where John Beard briefly works. He tells a fluff news story about America's least favorite entertainers, which are magicians with the second least favorite entertainer being talk show sidekicks, to which Andy Richter took offense. ("Colony Collapse") John Beard took this job after he quit FOX 6 and it is likely he took it after quitting Good News O.C. with John, Jackie, and Joan.