Dan Brannan is Content Director of RiverBender and EdGlenToday.com. Dan started at Riverbender.com/Edglentoday.com in December 2014. He is a graduate of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, IL with degrees in Journalism and Psychology. Having previously served as the Executive Editor of The Telegraph in Alton, his 17-year tenure led the paper to over 350 awards including several General Excellence awards in the Illinois Press Association, Illinois Associated Press, Freedom Communications, Southern Illinois Editorial Association and Journal Register Company contests. Brannan was chosen to lead Freedom Communications' national pilot on social media.
He is the author of eight nonfiction books including: "The Courage to Live," a biography about Donna Gustavel, a young woman with multiple disabilities; "Everyday Angels," an inspirational book of moving human interest stories; "Live Life to the Fullest: Stories of People Coping With Diabetes" which is endorsed by the American Diabetes Association; "Boy Giant: The Story of Robert Wadlow The World's Tallest Man;" "Damn Cold and Starving" written with Sgt. Marion Ray; "You Can't Kill the Dream" co-written with fellow journalist Ande Yakstis; and "A Life in Parts," the story of Loretta Goebel and endorsed by Beatle Paul McCartney.
Dan, an avid exercise enthusiast, is a member of the American Diabetes Association and lives in Maryville. Dan has two children in college - Savannah and Sierra.
EAST ALTON - The East Alton Police provided a more detailed account of what occurred on Thursday, May 23, 2024, when a shootout with police and a subsequent death by an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound occurred in East Alton. The East Alton Police said that at 7 p.m. on May 23, 2024, they receive...
EDWARDSVILLE - Alton High School Athletic Director Christopher Kusnerick announced with the rain forecast for during the day Friday and evening, they have decided to move the 10 a.m. regional championship baseball game on Saturday, May 25, 2024, between Alton and Belleville West to Southern Illinois...
EDWARDSVILLE - Grace Oertle his a three-run homer off the top of the fence in left-center field in the opening inning to get things started for Edwardsville's softball team, with Riley Nelson pitching a solid 6.2 innings. The Tigers had a big scare in the seventh inning, with Belleville West rallying...
EAST ALTON — A man has died in East Alton at a trailer home inside the 200 block of Lakeside Avenue on Thursday, May 23, 2024, after a standoff with police. The police have said the man died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The police also reported that no officers were injured....
CHICAGO - Marquette Catholic boys tennis players Bradley Bower and Thomas Wendle remain alive in the IHSA Class 1A State Boys Tennis Tournament in the Chicago area. Bower-Wendle lost to Michael Cagle and Keegan Weber of Herrin High 6-2, 6-4 in their first match on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at state....
O'FALLON - Edwardsville once again has a strong boys tennis contingency at the Illinois State Boys Tennis Tournament and opened with three wins on Thursday, May 23, 2024. Colten Hulme opened with a 6-1, 6-0 singles win over Finn Talbot of Lombard (Glenbard East), then lost 6-2, 6-2 to Maximus...
ALTON - St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Alton has an event from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on June 4, 204, where The Alton Works will make a presentation. The church said Alton Works will present information about the exciting things they are doing in the community. "Alton Works was started by attorney...
ALTON - Alton High School Athletic Director Christopher Kusnerick has been recognized with a prestigious honor by the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) as a Certified Master Athletic Administrator. To earn this distinction, Kusnerick has demonstrated exemplary...
ALTON - Alton firefighter Aaron Fry is one that performs heroic actions every week in various firefighting and first responder situations, but this week at one of the Alton firehouses, he actually helped save the life of one of his fellow firefighters. The story was an odd one as the firehouse grou...
EDWARDSVILLE - Both Edwardsville's Chase Milburn and Collinsville's Ethan Bagwell pitched magnificently, as Bagwell struck out 13, and Milburn throwing a three-hit shutout, as the Tigers used three fifth-inning miscues from the Kahoks to take a 2-0 win in the first semifinal of the IHSA Class 4A regiona...
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