About The Author: Bryan Russo

Bryan Russo returned to The Dispatch in 2015 to serve as News Editor after working as a staff writer from 2007-2010 covering the Ocean City news beat. In between, Russo worked as the Coastal Reporter for NPR-member station WAMU 88.5FM in Washington DC and WRAU 88.3 FM on the Delmarva Peninsula. He was the host of a weekly multi-award winning public affairs show “Coastal Connection.” During his five years in public radio, Russo’s work won 19 Associated Press Awards and 2 Edward R. Murrow Awards and was heard on various national programs like NPR’s All Things Considered, Morning Edition, APM’s Marketplace and the BBC. Russo also worked for the Associated Press (Philadelphia Bureau) covering the NHL and the NBA and is a critically acclaimed singer/songwriter and composer.

Q&A With Berlin Mayor Gee Williams, ‘Incremental Growth Is Good’ For Berlin’s Citizens

Q&A With Berlin Mayor Gee Williams, ‘Incremental Growth Is Good’ For Berlin’s Citizens

BERLIN — William “Gee” Williams is a lot more than just the smiling, top hat-wearing mayor of America’s Coolest Small Town. He’s a former newspaperman, a staunch optimist, a passionate visionary and a guy who isn’t one to back down from a fight.Under Williams’ watch, Berlin has skyrocketed from a quaint little town that people… Read more »

Brewery Founder Discusses Growth, National Honor, Disturbing Industry Trends

Brewery Founder Discusses Growth, National Honor, Disturbing Industry Trends

BERLIN — For a growing number of people on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Bryan Brushmiller’s meteoric rise in the craft brewing industry has become the stuff of local folklore. You’ve likely heard the story but if you haven’t, here’s the “CliffsNotes” version: the Great Recession left the Salisbury graduate jobless and frustrated, and as he was… Read more »