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.
ROXANA - Roxana’s football team is red hot with six consecutive wins and on Friday night at home may have its biggest test to date against Breese Central in a 7 p.m. start. Breese Central enters Friday’s game 5-1 overall. The game will be live on Riverbender.com . Four keys to Roxana’s...
ALTON - Illinois American Water has provided another update this week on the work to separate the Alton combined sewer system and install new sanitary sewers. Below is information about the upcoming road closure – Elm Street, between Davis Street and Tibbitt Street, in Alton, is planned to b...
HARDIN - Calhoun's girls volleyball team had perhaps their toughest match of the year on Wednesday night at home for senior night, but the girls grouped together and won in two games over a top-notch Mendon-Unity squad. The win on Wednesday pushed the Warriors to 24-0 overall for the season. Calhoun...
ALTON - Alton Fire Department Chief Jesse Jemison confirmed the fire in the 2300 block of Sunset Avenue on Wednesday had a fatality. The chief didn't release any other information other than the death being investigated by the fire department, the state fire marshal's office and the Alton Police Department...
ALTON - Alton Police and Fire Departments worked a two-vehicle crash just after 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, on Alby Street at East Center Drive. Alton Fire Department Battalion Chief Bill Simon was the coordinator at the scene and he said initially there was a call of possible entrapment...
EDWARDSVILLE - The Madison County State's Attorney's Office announced today a Granite City High School teacher - John S. Manoogian - has entered a guilty plea to misdemeanor charges of criminal sexual abuse and battery and has been sentenced. Manoogian, 61, was indicted in March 2021 on counts of...
ALTON - Alton Fire Department responded in a quick fashion to a serious fire in the 2300 block of Sunset on Wednesday night. Alton Fire Chief Jesse Jemison said the fire appears to be “suspicious” in nature. He said the fire is being investigated by the fire department and the state fir...
GRANITE CITY - Triad's Drew Twyman won the individual race, with Granite City's Landon Harris coming in second, but Edwardsville got four runners into the top ten to win the team championship of the large school boys Madison County cross country meet, held Tuesday at Wilson Park in Granite...
GRANITE CITY - Civic Memorial's boys cross country team swept the top seven places and had a perfect score in going on to win the small school Madison County meet Tuesday at Wilson Park in Granite City. The Eagles scored a perfect 15 points to win the team title, with Father McGivney Catholic secon...
GRANITE CITY - Olivia Coll answered the call when two of the top Edwardsville junior varsity girls runners fell ill on race day and made the most of it, coming out on top in the race in leading three Tigers runners to finish in the top ten as Edwardsville won the large school Madison County...
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