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.
GLEN CARBON - Father McGivney Catholic blanked Maryville Christian School 10-0 in girls' soccer Thursday afternoon. Maryville Christian's soccer girls played hard and continue to show improvement. Mary Harkins paced Father McGivney with two goals. Addie Speight, Nat Beck, Sophia Mineman, Carissa...
GLEN CARBON - Jackson Rodgers started on the mound and struck out two while giving up two runs on four hits while scoring three of their runs without a hit as Father McGivney Catholic swept its critical Gateway Metro Conference baseball series over Marquette Catholic 4-2 Thursday afternoon at Griffins...
GRANITE CITY - Josh Davis finished his junior season at Granite City in strong fashion. Josh excelled in the 60 and 100 meters, both indoors and outdoors and was a key member of the 4 x 200 and 4 x 400 relays. One of his best races of the season was at the Norm Armstrong Invitational at Belleville...
ALTON - William Perkins is a proud Marine, but he has now become well-known for something else - the discovery that Alton’s West Seventh Street is the steepest brick street in the world. Perkins has diligently researched the subject for several years and he found that Canton Avenue in Pittsburgh,...
ALTON - Alton, Grafton and Hardin are expected to be close to the flood stage with rising river levels by May 4, 2023, after a huge snowpack has melted in northern Minnesota in the Upper part of the Mississippi River. Some residents along the swelling Upper Mississippi River evacuated their homes...
ALTON - Marquette Catholic High School had what was described as "a glowing night" for the students at the 2023 Prom this past weekend. The prom court is shown above and is left, to right: Claire Antrainer and Will Schwartz, Paige Bradley (Queen) and Joe Brangenberg, Jenna Dean and Dre Davis (King),...
ALTON - Both Cole Funkhouser and Kayden Jennings had three hits apiece, while Lucas Huebner, Lucas Krebs and Montrez West had two hits each and Andrew Hendrickson pitched four solid innings as Edwardsville defeated Alton 13-1 in a Southwestern Conference baseball game Wednesday afternoon at Redbirds...
EDWARDSVILLE - Madi Kolakowski had a great day at the plate with two hits and two RBIs, while Avery Hamilton pitched five solid innings, scattering four hits while in the circle as Edwardsville defeated Columbia 10-1 in a softball game played Wednesday afternoon at the Edwardsville Sports Complex....
GRANITE CITY - Edwardsville High's girls' track team had many good performances as the Tigers won the Madison County large school track and field meet Tuesday afternoon at Memorial Stadium/Kevin Greene Field in Granite City. The Tigers won the team championship with 152 points, with Collinsville...
EDWARDSVILLE - Both Caeleb Copeland and Andrew Hendrickson had two hits and three RBIs as Edwardsville took advantage of 14 walks issued by Alton pitching in going on to a six inning, 16-6 win over the Redbirds in a Southwestern Conference baseball game Tuesday afternoon and evening at Tom Pile Field...
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