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John Taylor’s Journalist Portfolio

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Senior Editor/local John, who supervises the reporters covering community news, education and crime, grew up …

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Concertgoers light up Allegiant Stadium for unforgettable Ed Sheeran performance

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By John Taylor Verified
| Las Vegas Sun Verified
Before Ed Sheeran took the stage Saturday at Allegiant Stadium for his LOOP Tour stop in Las Vegas, his voice boomed over the sound system and briefly looped back to his origins. He talked about busking, self-recorded CDs and the long climb from playing in nearly empty pubs to filled arenas and stadiums packed with fans. "I remember cramming clothes into my guitar case, selling CDs to afford my train home," he said.
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New Kids On The Block show they still have the right stuff at Park MGM in Las Vegas

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By John Taylor Verified
| Las Vegas Sun Verified
Nearly 40 years after rising to superstar status, New Kids On The Block are anything but "new." But at their "New Kids on the Block - The Right Stuff Remixed" residency now running at Dolby Live at Park MGM, the Boston-bred group shows it can still command the kind of fervor that defined late-'80s and early-'90s pop fandom.
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Madison Beer turns BleauLive Theater into a fantasy world on 'The Locket Tour'

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By John Taylor Verified
| Las Vegas Sun Verified
Madison Beer's stages are getting bigger - and more elaborate. At BleauLive Theater at Fontainebleau Las Vegas on Saturday, she performed inside a castle-like set piece anchored by a glowing, music-box carousel, a visual that leaned as much into fantasy as it did scale. The setting matched the trajectory. As recently as 2024, Beer was playing intimate rooms like the House of Blues inside Mandalay Bay.
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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

High school sports stringer.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Oh yes.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Superman. Isn't he everybody's?

Awards

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Suburban Press Association Newspaper of the Year runnerup

2010 - Newspaper of the Year

Editor of the Bonner Springs (Kan.) Chieftain when it won second place in the Suburban Press Association's Newspaper of the Year contest in 2010 for non-daily publications.

Inland Press Association's Nation's Best Non-Daily Newspaper (3rd place)

2009 - Nation's best newspaper

Editor of the Shawnee (Kan.) Dispatch when it placed third in Inland Press Association's Nation's Best Non-Daily Newspaper contest in 2009.

Inland Press Association's Nation's Best Non-Daily Newspaper (3rd place)

2008 - Nation's best newspaper

Editor of The Mirror (Tonganoxie, Kan.) when it placed third in Inland Press Association's Nation's Best Non-Daily Newspaper contest in 2008.

Inland Press Association's Nation's Best Non-Daily Newspaper (2nd place)

2007 - Nation's best newspaper

Editor of the Lansing (Kan.) Current when it placed second in Inland Press Association's Nation's Best Non-Daily Newspaper contest in 2007.