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.
ST. LOUIS - Reliever Bryan Hudson, an Alton High School grad, notched his first Major League Baseball win on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at Busch Stadium. Hudson, 26, was a 2015 Alton High graduate. He came in relief in the sixth and was nearly perfect, allowing no hits, runs and tossed four strikeouts....
ALTON - It was a joyful night on Saturday for the new Marquette Catholic High School king and queen and the prom court. Jaden Rochester was announced as the new king and LaMyah Woods the queen. "The Prom, 'Marquette Masquerade,' went exceptionally well on Saturday night," Marquette Principal Tim Harmo...
EDWARDSVILLE - The outcome of the annual Winston Brown Invitational boys track meet at the Winston Brown Track and Field Center in Edwardsville came down to the final race, the 4x400 meter relay, and the host Tigers finished sixth, which was enough to give them the team championship of what's called...
EDWARDSVILLE - Father McGivney had three winners, as Lilly Gilbertson won the 400 meters, and both the 4x400 meter and 4X800 meter relays, Emily Sykes of Granite City won the Shot Put, and Joi Story of Edwardsville won the discus throw, as Belleville East dominated the meet and went on the win the...
EDWARDSVILLE - Cade Sievers had three hits and five RBIs in the opener of a doubleheader to give Hardin Calhoun a 12-1 win over Metro-East Lutheran, but Thijson Heard had a three-hit, four RBI second game to give the Knights a 16-1 win in the second game to earn a split Saturday morning and afternoon...
EDWARDSVILLE - Father McGivney Catholic head girls and boys track and field coach Jim Helton is very pleased with the continued development of both of his squads. The Griffins' girls had some break-out performances at the Edwardsville Girls Invite with some unbelievable performances against...
ALTON - City rivals Marquette Catholic and Alton High battled in a close matchup on Friday, April 19, 2024, but the Explorers prevailed 3-1. Lily Covert had a goal assisted by Izzi Hough and Hough had a goal assisted by Covert. Hough also had a goal assisted by Maya Stephan. Jessica Eales ha...
EDWARDSVILLE - Joe Chiarodo hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning to put Edwardsville ahead for good, then a five-run fifth inning, highlighted by a Lucas Huebner bases-clearing double, helped give the Tigers an 11-5 win and a sweep of their two-game series with Collinsville late Friday afternoon...
EDWARDSVILLE - Grace Oertle wound up with three hits and a RBI, while Madi Kolakowski had two hits and drove in three runs as Edwardsville defeated O'Fallon in the resumption of a suspended game from Thursday 8-3 on Friday afternoon at the Edwardsville Sports Complex. The game was suspended after...
GODFREY - The Village Dispensary at 110 Northport in Godfrey, is open for business as of Friday, April 19, 2024, one of the owners, Eddie Sholar Jr., said, and they are excited to greet customers. Sholar said the business is right on the line of Alton and Godfrey and has an Alton mailing address,...
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