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.
GRANITE CITY - Collinsville had two winners on Friday as K.J. Thorps-Watt won the high jump and Trey Peterson won the 1,600 meters, while Alton's Samuel Elliott-Barnes took the 100 meters as some of the highlights of the Granite City Invitational track meet, ran Friday at Memorial Stadium/Kevin Greene...
ALTON - Alton Mayor David Goins said Tuesday he is excited to announce the Edwardsville Community Foundation (ECF) awarded nearly $100,000 to the City of Alton in annual grants. Alton Fire Chief Jesse Jemison and the Alton Fire Department said the Edwardsville Community Foundation (ECF) has awarded...
ROXANA - Riverbender.com area athletes showed good performances on the day at the Roxana Relays track meet, held Monday at Charlie Raich Field at Roxana High School The Shells won the boys meet with 88 points, with Highland second at 68 points, in third place was Jersey with 63 points, Civic Memorial...
BETHALTO - Abrianna Garrett, one of the St. Louis area's leading scorers, had her second hat trick of the season while adding on an assist of Avery Huddleston's strike, as Civic Memorial scored twice in each half to defeat Roxana 4-1 in a northwest Madison County Derby match Monday evening at Hauser...
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville High School grad Katrina Agustin is concluding her Rose-Hulman Institute Technology track and field career in style. Recently, the was a member of the Rose-Hulman team that won the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship. Katrina broke the Rose-Hulman 60-meter...
ALTON - If Alton High students do not see Senior Lucas Landuyt each morning, they are missing out on a friendly greeting from one of the more beloved students in the school. After starting at Alton High as a shy freshman four years ago, Lucas seems to know the entire student body by name, according...
GRANITE CITY - Sunday evening, Madison County Sheriff’s Deputies were in the area of Route 3, near Granite City, as a nearby License Plate Reader just alerted law enforcement of a stolen Kia was in the area. Deputies then began searching the area for the stolen vehicle. Then, just before 11 p.m....
EDWARDSVILLE — The Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office prosecuted a record number of felony cases to conclusion in 2022, according to the Annual Report released Monday by State’s Attorney Thomas A. Haine. The report also highlights a significant reduction in vehicle theft...
ALTON - Alton High junior tennis player Luke Boyd is off to a good start this spring with the Redbirds boys squad. Luke served as a captain last year and this year. He was all-conference and all-conference academic team for the past two years. Luke is an Auto Butler Male Athlete of the Month for...
CARROLLTON - The Levee in Carrollton has always been a bar that identifies with the old Cheers TV show theme song of "Where Everybody Knows Your Name." Today that is definitely the case as the management and workers there always make it a pleasant place to visit with old friends. ...
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