New Girl has several nods to crewmembers throughout the series. This has got to be one to JJ Philbin (Regis Philbin's daughter, and consulting producer on the show) : r/NewGirl

JO ANN PFLUG- '70S-'80S ACTRESS : r/OldSchoolCool

TV host Regis Philbin dies of natural causes age 88

JO ANN PFLUG- '70S-'80S ACTRESS : r/OldSchoolCool

The Real Executive Producer Of The Housewives Franchise : r

JO ANN PFLUG- '70S-'80S ACTRESS : r/OldSchoolCool

JO ANN PFLUG- '70S-'80S ACTRESS : r/OldSchoolCool

Live! With Regis and Kathie Lee American television program

New Girl has several nods to crewmembers throughout the series

JO ANN PFLUG- '70S-'80S ACTRESS : r/OldSchoolCool

Frasier Lore is written into a Wings Episode! : r/Frasier

JO ANN PFLUG- '70S-'80S ACTRESS : r/OldSchoolCool

J.J. Philbin - IMDb

Photos from Regis Philbin's Legendary TV Career in Pictures

From u/Lidskn : “I'm an artist who did a series of Office scenes