the last time I heard anything about this,................ he (NN6JA) was advised by his lawyer to NOT use amateur frequencies during the TV show due to it being an obvious violation of 97.113 (a) (2) and 97.113 (a) (3).
that's why it is carefully worded as follows: "... viewers will hear a pileup created by using the voices of hundreds of real hams, sent in to the production company".
I'll lay odds that the "... for the first time in the series, Baxter will briefly talk on the radio." will not actually be a real RF transmission.
other than that,........ I think it is a great idea<More audio>