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.
EDWARDSVILLE - Nolan Csaszar had an outstanding meet for the Sunset Hills Country Club swimming team at the 62md edition of the Southwestern Illinois Swimming Association championship meet July 21, 2024, at the Chuck Fruit Aquatic Center in Edwardsville's District 7 Sports Complex. Csaszar finished...
ST. LOUIS COUNTY – The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office has issued charges against Mikel Carnes, 19, of Lakeview Drive in St. Louis, for multiple offenses including two counts of Assault Second Degree and Resisting Arrest by Fleeing. The charges stem from an inciden...
A 20-year-old man died and a 24-year-old woman was injured in a shooting Saturday in Venice, Illinois State Police said. The incident occurred when the man, who was from Madison, was shot multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene. The woman, a resident of East St. Louis, was rushed to a hospital...
EDWARDSVILLE - The Montclaire Swim Club boys team dominated the races in every age group, taking both the boys and overall championships in the 62nd edition of the Southwestern Illinois Swimming Association meet, held Sunday morning and afternoon at the Chuck Fruit Aquatic Center at the Edwardsville...
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — On Tuesday, July 23, 2024, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office issued charges against Donnovan Gray, 51, of O’Fallon, Mo., for his alleged involvement in a violent altercation that occurred on Renshaw Drive. Gray faces two counts o...
GILLESPIE - Anna Reiniesch, a 39-year-old woman from Gillespie, has launched a GoFundMe campaign to fulfill her final wish of visiting the Tennessee mountains. Reiniesch, who is on hospice care due to liver failure and Stage 5 kidney failure, hopes to make the trip at the end of August. "I have...
BELLEVILLE - This past weekend, children of #TeamScott members took part in the Military & Family Readiness Center's (M&FRC) "Kids Understanding Deployment Operations" (K.U.D.O.S) event, an initiative designed to give them a firsthand experience of a service member's deployment. The event, held at...
ALTON - Alton's James H. Killion Park was the recipient of a large Metro East Park and Recreation project grant recently. The Killion Park restoration project received $81,233 in funding from the grant. The Village of Bethalto also received a $300,000 grant for trail development on the Erwin Plegge...
ST. CLAIR COUNTY - The Metro East Park and Recreation District Board of Directors approved several grants for St. Clair County recently. The goal of the project grants is to enhance public parks, regional trails and recreational facilities. In Madison and St. Clair counties, the grants total $11.4...
HARTFORD - Raymond and Billie Spann of Hartford recently submitted a form to be included in Riverbender.com's Love Stories with their story. The couple said they began their relationship on June 20, 1994, and were married on July 28, 2017, and attribute the success of their relationship to their dee...
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