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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VyStar launched a foundation that will serve as its philanthropic arm and support youth, military members and veterans. -
Sgt. Michael Russell, a 14-year veteran of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, was arrested on a charge of battery on a sports official at a children's soccer game. -
The city is seeking public comments about blight, parking alternatives and areas of the city that lack parking, among other things. -
Fire Station 65 will serve the Atlantic Boulevard and Arlington Road area, backing up busy stations to the north, south, east and west and cutting response times to the neighborhoods around it, fire officials said. -
The $26 million resurfacing of the Arlington Expressway, from the Mathews Bridge to Southside Boulevard, will take about a year and a half. -
The Florida Department of Transportation will resurface Interstate 295 from Beach Boulevard to St. Johns Bluff Road. -
Officer Malink Daricaud was hospitalized in critical condition Sunday after being shot outside a home on Ridgeview Avenue. -
Fucci pleaded guilty to stabbing his classmate more than 100 times on Mother's Day 2021 in St. Johns County. -
The Florida Department of Transportation has set up an open house from 4 to 6 p.m. April 18 so residents can learn more about the project. -
Sunburn Cannabis is opening in the shuttered MedMen medical marijuana store at 1059 Park St.
