I’ve got quite the proposition for you if you love sports and you love the musical stylings of Taylor Swift — a known Philadelphia Eagles fan.
During a recent broadcast of KSTP 5 ABC in Minnesota, sports anchor Chris Long found a wonderful way to deliver his update. Rather than run through his highlights in a typical “broadcast” voice, occasionally and expectantly changing his inflection, Long found a way to weave in 45 different Taylor Swift song references in just under four minutes.
To be clear: He’s not the first broadcast news person to do this.
You might say Long had a Blank Space and found a way to write Taylor Swift’s name in increasingly creative ways related to Minnesota sports. You might say that.
KSTP sports anchor @ChrisLongKSTP fits 45 @taylorswift13 song titles into his update pic.twitter.com/uKdbFzqvL1
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) June 25, 2023
Honestly, I enjoy Ms. Swift’s music, but I wouldn’t consider myself a devout “Swiftie,” so I couldn’t necessarily identify every reference in that live hit. But, from what I could tell, it was a brilliant piece of television.
I have no Bad Blood toward it.