A network TV executive producer like Dana would have no authority to order technicians to come in on their day off to fix the sound system. She would have to make the request to their department head, likely the chief engineer. Also, network TV technicians are unionized and would accrue major overtime pay in such a situation. In all likelihood, the repair of the sound system would be assigned to the weekend tech crew to avoid the overtime costs.
Dan quotes a poem that includes the line "flung spume and
blown spray". When Dana later refers to "blown spume", Dan corrects her, emphasizing that it's "flung spume and blown spray". In fact, the line is "flung spray and the blown spume". Also, despite the mention of Thoreau, Wordsword, Whitman, and Dylan Thomas as possible authors, the poem is actually "Sea-Fever" by John Masefield.