Feeney, 56, is a native of Granite City and graduated from Granite City South in 1978. He was a part-time writer for the old Granite City Journal from 1979-84 before attending Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, from which he earned his BA in journalism in 1988. He has worked for newspapers in Sikeston, Mo., Rocky Mount, N.C., Seneca, S.C. and in Charleston-Mattoon. He also worked for the old St. Clair County Suburban Journals.
His biggest accomplishments include gaining an exclusive interview with Michael Jordan when he was playing minor-league baseball and for an interview with Charles Duke, who walked on the moon as part of the Apollo 16 crew in 1972.
He is single and currently resides Collinsville with his twin brother Colin. He is an avid fan of the three St. Louis sports teams (Cardinals, Blues, STLFC); Missouri, Illinois and Eastern Illinois in college sports; the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League; the Geelong Cats and Carlton Blues of the Australian Football League (Australian Rules football); the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the National Rugby League in Australia; and the US Men's and Women's national soccer teams.
In his spare time, he volunteers for St. Louis community radio station KDHX-FM and is an active member of the Ethical Society of St. Louis. He also is a fan of classic movies (three of his all-time favorite films are early MGM silent films) and of the television quiz show Jeopardy! and has auditioned twice for the show; he describes himself as a "future Jeopardy! champion."
CHARLESTON – Roxana's Jordan Hawkins brought a stellar high school career to a successful close Saturday afternoon with a second-place finish in the discus throw of the IHSA Class 2A Boys Track and Field Championship at Eastern Illinois' O'Brien Field. Hawkins had a throw of 184-1 in Saturday's...
CHARLESTON – Edwardsville's Amari Brooks capped off his junior track season with a sixth-place finish in Saturday's discus throw final of the IHSA Class 3A Boys Track and Field Championship at Eastern Illinois' O'Brien Field. Brooks, who won his flight of the event in Friday's qualifying sessio...
CHARLESTON – Saturday's final day of the 124 th IHSA Boys Track and Field Championship produced a little bit of everything for area teams. Area schools brought home four medals from the competitions in three classes, while history was made for one school on the day. The history came from...
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS – Edwardsville's Zach Trimpe battled his way to the final day of competition at the IHSA Class 2A Boys Tennis Championship Friday. Trimpe opened play Friday morning with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Southwestern Conference rival Christian Cowutich of Belleville East to advance to...
CHARLESTON – Friday's qualifying sessions in the 126 th IHSA Class 2A and 3A Boys Track and Field Championship state meets at Eastern Illinois' O'Brien Field produced some qualifiers for area teams. In Class 2A, Roxana's Jordan Hawkins moved into Saturday's finals in the discus throw,...
CHARLESTON – Thursday's opening day of the 124 th IHSA Boys Track and Field Championship state meet at Eastern Illinois University's O'Brien Field saw three area runners attempt to advance to Saturday's finals in the Class 1A competition. Unfortunately, the runners – Trent Bertlesman...
EDWARDSVILLE – Pitcher Reid Hendrickson came up big when he needed to in the Tigers' 4-0 win in the IHSA Class 4A Edwardsville Regional semifinals against Alton. “I didn't have my best stuff tonight,” Hendrickson said. “That's when you have to go out there and compete every...
Here is a look at last weekend's qualifiers from the area for this weekend's IHSA Class 1A and 2A Boys Track and Field Championship state meet at Eastern Illinois University's O'Brien Field in Charleston. CLASS 2A: Triad won the Lincoln Sectional with an 87-point performance, sending three relays...
EDWARDSVILLE – Three runs in the bottom of the first helped set the tone for Wednesday night's IHSA Class 4A Edwardsville Regional semifinal game between the host Tigers and Alton. Tiger pitching, however, had to overcome 10 walks they gave up throughout the game; every time the Tigers seemingly...
CHARLESTON – Lorie Cashdollar brought a stellar career at Edwardsville High School to an end Saturday afternoon by bringing home hardware from the IHSA Class 3A Girls Track and Field Championship's state meet at Eastern Illinois' O'Brien Field. Cashdollar finished seventh in the 800-meter ru...
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