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.
ALTON - The Robert Logan Memorial Tennis Invitational will occur on Saturday, Sept. 16 at the Andy Simpson Tennis Center at Lewis and Clark Community College, Alton High School, Gordon Moore Park’s Simpson Tennis Center, and Civic Memorial High School. The tournament is named for the former...
COTTAGE HILLS - Led by Cottage VFW Post Junior Vice Commander Tim Brown, the organization will host a Veterans Festival and the Global War on Terrorism Wall will be present for the event. Brown, who served in Iraq in the Army, has strong convictions about the wall and its meaning to veterans. He...
TROY - Troy Police Chief Chris Wasser announced that at 1:30 a.m. on September 13, 2023, the department responded to a welfare check in the 600 block of Lower Marine Road and discovered a 60-year-old female inside the residence, unresponsive and not breathing. “The victim presented obvious...
GIRLS TENNIS EDWARDSVILLE 9, BELLEVILLE WEST 0: Edwardsville came back strong from their first Southwestern Conference dual meet loss in over a year with a sweep of Belleville West at the Edwardsville Tennis Center. In the singles matches, Katie Woods won 6-3, 6-0, with Gabi Hill taking a 6-1,...
WOOD RIVER - East Alton-Wood River’s girls volleyball team and Head Coach Bethany Billingsley captured their ninth win on Tuesday night with a 25-6, 25-16 defeat of Dupo. On Saturday, the girls won the East Alton-Wood River Girls Volleyball Tournament. The Oilers’ Jayde Kassler and Viole...
HARDIN – Calhoun walked away with two key girls volleyball wins on Monday and Tuesday. On Tuesday, the Warriors won by a lopsided score over Concord Triopia 25-17 and 25-6. Calhoun is unbeaten at 10-0. “The girls did good at cleaning up their hitting errors from the game against Carrollton...
EDWARDSVILLE - Liam McLean scored with 23.7 seconds left before going into extra time, and that goal allowed Edwardsville to come away with a hard-fought 1-0 win over O'Fallon in a Southwestern Conference match Tuesday evening at Tiger Stadium. The win allowed the Tigers to improve to 4-0 in the...
BETHALTO - Roxana played a hard-fought match and came out with a three-set win over Civic Memorial 27-25, 20-25, 25-23 in a non-conference girls volleyball match Monday at the CM gym. Sarah Baldwin led the Shells with 11 kills, 11 digs and four blocks, while Laynie Gehrs had eight kills and four...
HIGHLAND - A special night honoring the 50th anniversary of the 1973 Highland American Legion Illinois championship baseball team is set for Saturday, Oct. 7, at Michael’s Restaurant in Highland. Edwardsville’s Steve Porter, enshrined in the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame earlier this...
ROXANA - The annual "Walk With Us to Prevent Suicide" event had strong participation and featured a powerful show of support for suicide prevention this past weekend. Spearheaded at the present time by Jen Herring, this event has become "a beacon of hope and unity for many," emphasizing the importance...
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