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.
EDWARDSVILLE - Mary Harkins led Father McGivney Catholic with 13 points, while Sami Oller added 12, but Carlyle rallied from six points down in the third quarter to defeat the Griffins 52-46 in the IHSA Class 1A girls basketball regional final Thursday night at Hooks Gym at Metro-East Lutheran High...
JERSEYVILLE - Family and many friends this week are remembering Shawn Patrick "Sully" Sullivan for his many positive contributions to Jerseyville and Jersey County. Shawn died at age 48 on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023 . Shawn was a Jersey Community High School graduate and married to his wife, Brandi,...
BENTON – A U.S. District Court judge sentenced a Freeburg woman to 15 months in prison after she admitted to committing bank fraud while employed by St. Teresa and St. Luke Catholic parishes in Belleville. Michelle N. Miller, 45, pled guilty to one count of falsely obtaining money owned by ...
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville's head football coach Matt Martin announced today he has resigned from his position for next season "to move closer to family." Coach Martin won his 100th game of his head coaching career on Sept. 3, 2021, when Edwardsville defeated Highland 41-33 at Highland. Coach Martin...
ST. LOUIS - Major League Baseball and the St. Louis Cardinals announced Thursday that Tim McCarver, a legendary broadcaster and two-time World Series champion with the Cardinals, died today at age 81. Major League Baseball said McCarver’s cause of death was heart failure. McCarver, who made...
MADISON COUNTY - A man charged with one of the most gruesome murders in recent years in the region - Deundrea S. Holloway, of Litchfield, has been ruled fit to stand trial. Holloway is accused of the death of 22-year-old Liese Dodd and her unborn child in the 3400 block of Bolivar Street in Alton...
ALTON - At 7:48 p.m. on Feb. 14, 2023, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office assisted several law enforcement agencies with attempting to locate a black passenger vehicle that was reportedly shooting at another vehicle, while traveling southbound on Illinois Route 3, in the area of Hartford. Are...
ALTON - Senior Anna Landuyt has been named the Art Fahrner-Edward Jones Alton High School Remarkable Redbird of the Month Anna has been class president for the past four years for her class at Alton High. She ran unopposed as a freshman and has been serving in that role each year for the class of...
ALTON - Mark Hackworth, who resides in the 600 block of Summit Street in Alton, captured a bobcat between two houses on Saturday, February 11, 2023. He also saw a bobcat the following day in the backyard. "The bobcat had a red squirrel in its jaws," Hackworth said when he saw it the first time. "On...
BELLEVILLE - The Edwardsville girls' basketball team came from behind in the final quarter, tying the game with 1:30 left to climax a 13-0 run. But four missed free throws in the final minute proved costly as Belleville East defeated the Tigers 37-35 in the semifinals of the IHSA Class 4A regional...
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