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.
JERSEYVILLE - The Marine Corps League Robert Windle Detachment #1031 will again host a Veterans Day ceremony in Jerseyville on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. The ceremony will be held under the big pavilion at the American Legion Post 492. Gregory Breden, associate member of the Marine Corps League, said...
PEORIA - Elena Rybak finished sixth, with teammate Kaitlyn Hatley placing 15th in Class 1A, with Edwardsville having its best placing ever with an 11th place finish in Class 3A at the IHSA girls state cross country meet, ran on Saturday at Detweiler Park in Peoria. Here's a look of how each of the...
COLLINSVILLE - Collinsville scored three times against a tough Lincoln-Way West squad, but the Warriors prevailed 43-19 in a second-round football playoff game on the road in Collinsville. Joey Campagna demonstrated unbelievable breakaway speed in the contest with five rushing scores and 132 yards...
EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville High football team scored on all five of its possessions in the first half in taking a 34-14 halftime lead in going on to a 48-14 win over Glen Ellyn Glembard West in a second-round IHSA Class 8A playoff football game on a very pleasant Saturday afternoon at Tiger Stadium...
EAST ST. LOUIS – U.S. Attorney Rachelle Crowe announced on Friday that a federal jury returned a guilty verdict for an East St. Louis man accused of distributing ounce quantities of meth in St. Clair County. Aaron Wallace, 42, was charged with one count of meth distribution in November 2021....
GLEN CARBON - Father McGivney Catholic's dynamic duo Elena Rybak and Kaitlyn Hatley have dominated races throughout the season in this region, regardless of the size of the schools. Hatley was fifth in the Benton Sectional with a blazing time of 17:45.1 and she was second in the Trenton Sectional...
EAST ALTON - East Alton Mayor Darren Carlton said the demolition of the Old Citizens Savings Bank is going according to plan and that the tear-down and site removal will continue into next week. Carlton reported that most of the old building is down, but some of the first floor has walls that are...
GLEN CARBON - Father McGivney Catholic junior runner Liam Boeving returned strong at the end of the season for the Griffins in the postseason. He was 10th in the Gateway Boys Cross Country Meet with a time of 17:34.3 at Father McGivney Catholic on Oct. 10, 2023. He also was 18th in the Trenton-Wesclin...
PIASA - Southwestern High School junior Layla Hall and junior Katlynn Kemna closed their 2023 cross-country seasons with top performances. The two girls were interviewed after the Trenton Wesclin Regional and they both were tired but pleased with their efforts on the 3-mile course. Hall said that...
EAST ST. LOUIS – An inmate already serving a federal sentence entered a guilty plea to new charges Thursday, admitting he threatened to murder a federal judge and former federal probation officer and blow up a U.S. District courthouse. Richard L. Russell, 57, pled guilty to two counts of retaliating...
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