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Bryan West
Taylor Swift reporter
Bryan West is the Taylor Swift reporter for USA TODAY and The Tennessean. He covers the Eras Tour star extensively. Check out his newsletter: "This Swift Beat."
Bryan grew up in Spring Creek, Nevada, graduated from Northwestern University and worked as a broadcast journalist for almost a decade. He's won a duPont, a Murrow and two Emmys. Bryan is based in Nashville, Tennessee.