Researching Dick Brennan
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3128 people with the Brennan surname? In that year Brennan was ranked number 1307 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Dick means "form of RICHARD - strong like a ruler, powerful" and is of Teutonic origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Dick Brennan and the Brennan Family History
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Dick Brennan (journalist)
Dick Brennan is an American journalist. He is an anchor and reporter for WCBS-TV in New York City. He also co-anchors the News At Nine on CBS2's sister station WLNY, with Alice Gainer. Previously, he was Chief Political Correspondent for Fox 5 News in New York City.
Before appearing on-camera, Dick was a producer for radio personality Bruce Williams, WWOR-TV and WNBC-TV. After anchoring and reporting at UPN-9, now known as MY-9, Brennan made the switch to Fox's flagship WNYW as an anchor and reporter.Brennan is the winner of numerous awards, and recently collected another EMMY Award for his CBS2'S coverage of Super-storm Sandy.He grew up in Queens, attended Archbishop Molloy High School, and then graduated from Fordham University in the Bronx.Brennan lives in New York, and is married with two daughters.
Brennan made a cameo appearance on the eighth season of 24, playing himself in two episodes. He also appeared in an episode of Sex and the City.
Source: Dick Brennan (journalist), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaDick Brennan (hurler)
Richard Brennan (1886 - 7 March 1963) was an Irish hurler whose championship career with the Kilkenny senior team spanned nine years from 1904 to 1913.
Born in Kilkenny, Brennan first played competitive hurling in his youth. He quickly became involved with the Erin's Own club, eventually becoming a key member of the senior team.
Brennan made his debut on the inter-county scene when he was picked on the Kilkenny senior team for the first time in 1904. He won his first All-Ireland medal that year, however, he was later dropped from the starting team. Brennan remained on the panel during Kilkenny's first great era and was recalled to the team in 1913. He won a second All-Ireland medal that year, while he also won two Leinster medals.
Source: Dick Brennan (hurler), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Brennan
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