Dan Scanlan
ReporterDan Scanlan is a veteran journalist with almost 40 years as a radio, television and print reporter in the Jacksonville area, as well as years of broadcast work in the Northeast.
An avid automobile enthusiast who has written about classic cars and events for national magazines, Dan began his broadcast career at radio stations in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. He moved to Jacksonville in the early 1980’s to be news director at a local station, then shifted to WJXT-TV as overnight and morning news anchor and reporter.
That led to three years at the NBC station in Jacksonville as police reporter and morning news anchor, followed by time as a public relations and advertising director involved in a number of political campaigns.
After a stint managing a hotel comedy club, Dan began a 34-year career as police and current events reporter at the Florida Times-Union, before joining the WJCT News team.
You can reach Dan at dscanlan@wjct.org, (904) 607-2770 or on Twitter at @scanlan_dan.
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The Jacksonville Ethics Commission will not investigate whether City Council member LeAnna Cumber deceived or misled investigators looking into the sale of JEA. -
Artist Shan Shan Sheng of San Francisco will create an obelisk representing the history and culture of Arlington and Greater Jacksonville. -
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office held its annual remembrance for fallen officers on Monday at its Downtown Memorial Wall. -
The shared-use path, a rarity on a federal highway bridge, will open to walkers and bicyclists after a ribbon-cutting Thursday morning. -
The USS Orleck, Jacksonville's historic warship museum, was moved Monday from its temporary yearlong home in front of the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville to its permanent docking site at Pier One. -
FDOT says drivers along Interstate 10 should expect 10 separate detours as work continues on a $174.5 million project along the Westside interstate. -
The Robert W. Loftin Nature Trails include a renovated bridge over Lake Oneida and new boardwalks for the thousands of people who use the trails every day. -
A renovation is finally done, and the only remaining piece of Jacksonville's busy silent-filmmaking past, as well as an important piece of Black filmmaking, is almost ready for public tours. -
The regional sports complex will be the first of its kind in Clay County, with eight multipurpose fields. -
The fair is expected to attract 120,000-plus people from Thursday through April 9 at the Clay County Agricultural Fairgrounds.
