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 - Alton Police and Fire responded to a report of a shooting outside of the 1600 block of Rock Springs Drive on Wednesday night. Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford said the incident was reported to the police department at 7:34 p.m. "Officers arrived and located one male subject who had been shot...
ALTON - St. Mary's eighth grade girls' track and field team recorded a first recently - capturing the conference title in three sports: track and field, volleyball, and basketball. St. Mary's scored 133 points in the girls conference meet compared to St. Boniface's 129 points, SSPP-SJN's 92...
EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville High and Marquette Catholic boys volleyball team played one of the most intense area matches of the year on Tuesday night at Edwardsville and the Tigers emerged with a three-set win, 24-26, 32-30, 26-24 over the Explorers. Both Edwardsville head coach Doug Allen...
EDWARDSVILLE - Logan Geggus struck out 12 Belleville East batters, including 10 of the first 15 batters he faced, while Kayden Jennings beat the throw to the plate on Cole Funkhouser's fielder's choice grounder to third to give Edwardsville a 2-1 win in a thriller of a Southwestern Conference basebal...
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville's girls' soccer team edged Alton 2-0 in a battle of rivals on Tuesday night at Edwardsville. Olivia Baca and Kelley Flannery scored goals for the Tigers in the 38th minute and 74th minute of the match to take the win. Baca scored her 24th goal of the season. Edwardsville...
ALTON - The Annual Ballin' With A Cop last weekend was once again a way for Alton Police officers to reach out to the younger generation in a positive way. The event was held from noon to 2 p.m. this past Saturday at the YWCA of Alton and featured a great afternoon of basketball, three-point contests...
EDWARDSVILLE – Stephen Hansen, PhD, has been a steadfast supporter of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and the surrounding communities since joining the University in 1984 as associate dean of graduate studies and research and associate professor in the Department of History. Over the...
ALTON - At 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 9, the Alton Police Department was made aware of a head-on traffic crash near the intersection of Martin Luther King Drive and 10 th Street. Officers and members of the Alton Fire Department arrived on scene and discovered two vehicles that were involved in the...
GODFREY - The Annual Village of Godfrey Parks and Recreation Department has a series of captivating events throughout the spring, summer, and fall for children and families and this past week. The Big Truck Day event had what Park and Recreation Director Chris Logan called "a lot of participation."...
EDWARDSVILLE - A second-place finish to East St. Louis in the final heat of the 4x400 meter relay gave Edwardsville the eight points they needed to nip the Flyers by one point to win the Collinsville Invitational track meet Saturday afternoon at Kahok Stadium. The meet is the final important meet...
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