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 – Donovan Coates led the way for Edwardsville with 11 points, and Iose Epenesa added on 10 points, as the Tigers used an 11-1 third-quarter run to take a 40-31 lead, and also sank a vital three in the fourth quarter to end a Waterloo run to take a 49-41 win over the Bulldogs...
ROXANA - Aidan Briggs joined the Roxana Shells' illustrious 1,000-point career scoring club with the last shot of the game in Roxana’s 54-33 win over Civic Memorial at Larry Milazzo Memorial Gym on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. Aidan, who is the son of Shells’ head coach Mark Briggs, scored...
ALTON - Tuesday was a special evening for Alton's girls basketball team as they captured outright the Southwestern Conference title with a 70-29 triumph over Belleville East and also celebrated star Alyssa Lewis on Senior Night at Alton High. Lewis had 10 points in the encounter. Kaylea Lacey had...
GRANITE CITY - A Granite City Police officer was struck when a subject fired a gun at officers in the 2400 block of Delmar Avenue on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. The call to the Granite City Police Department came in at 10:08 p.m. Granite City Police said upon arrival officers contacted a subject who...
ALTON - Alton Alderwoman Rosetta Brown is speaking out strongly against gun violence. The recent shooting of a 13-year-old in the city sparked Rosetta to provide her comments. The female victim in the weekend shooting remained in critical condition as of Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. A community candlelight...
ALTON - St. Mary's Catholic School's eighth-grade boys team is headed for the Southern Illinois Junior High School Athletic Association (SIJHSAA) state semifinals. The boys are 24-0 heading into a matchup at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, against St. Mary's Central City School. The tournament pla...
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville High School junior Mary Wesley James had what was described by her coach Anna Schuetzenhofer as “an amazing day” at the IHSA State Cheer Championships last weekend. Not only was James a participant on the Edwardsville High team that was second in the Large School...
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has announced that it has received a historic $62 million philanthropic commitment to support Memorial Stadium renovations and the Department's Tiger Fund program. The gift commitment is the largest received b...
GODFREY - A motorcyclist was flown to a St. Louis area hospital after a crash with a vehicle on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, on West Delmar Avenue, just west of Pierce Lane in Godfrey. The call to the Madison County Sheriff's Office came in at 11:57 a.m. Madison County Sheriff's Office deputies and members...
ALTON/EDWARDSVILLE - Unemployment stats remained low year over year from December 2022 to December 2023 in the area. Edwardsville had a 3.1 percent unemployment rate in December 2023 compared to 2.4 percent in 2022, while Alton was 5.4 percent compared to 4.5 percent, Granite City was 4.2 percent...
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