A sports anchor brilliantly hid 45 different Taylor Swift references into his live update

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.

Sports fans loved seeing this anchor's creativity to use Taylor Swift songs in his sports report

I JUST LOVE BEING A MINNESOTAN!!!! @taylorswift13 your songs in a sports broadcast while you were in MN! https://t.co/UdWTbBbYRi

— Tracy (@MrsYoung0816) June 25, 2023

This man is an American Hero https://t.co/FQc1USdvnR

— jeremy taché (@jeremytache) June 25, 2023

Now this is an impressive #TaylorSwift tribute https://t.co/OdoubMGvUT

— Craig Nordquist (@CraigNordquist) June 26, 2023

I’ve been waiting for someone to do this all summer https://t.co/OBKlumUphz

— Ashley Chase (@AshleyChaseTV) June 25, 2023

The Taylor Swift takeover in Minneapolis is complete. https://t.co/hVUIFmUgCY

— Q102 (@Q102SiouxCity) June 25, 2023

This is a masterpiece 👏👏 https://t.co/tFYTxWJl8t

— Evan Hong (@EvanHong18) June 25, 2023

Impressive @ChrisLongKSTP! https://t.co/Okd7uGUOtn

— Michelle T Traversie (@MichelleTraen) June 25, 2023

Absolutely baller https://t.co/d4oCSdJnZo

— Jared Martinson (@JaredMartyMN) June 25, 2023

This was done all too well. https://t.co/iZ4ArqabuB

— Pete Holtermann (@peteholtermann) June 25, 2023