Van of the Year was originally scheduled to air as Powerless episode 6, however the episode was pulled and replaced by a rerun of a different show. No reason was ever given for the scheduling change and after Powerless was canceled, Van of the Year never aired on NBC. The episode did air in New Zealand in May 2017, however.
The news reporter is identified as Gail Simone, who is actually a long-time and extremely talented writer for DC Comics.