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."
EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville senior quarterback Kendall Abdur-Rahman is going to cast his lot under The Golden Dome. Abdur-Rahman announced on the social media web site Twitter Sunday night: “I am Blessed and excited to announce that after long and careful consideration I’ve decided...
EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville’s Maddie Miller was part of a sweep for the Tigers’ girls cross country team at the Tiger Fall Classic meet Wednesday afternoon at SIU-Edwardsville’s Mud Mountain course. Miller finished behind Abby Korak with a clocking of 20:32.60 to take second...
COLLINSVILLE – It took a bit longer than what Alton might have liked, but the Redbirds won their Southwestern Conference football opener over Collinsville Saturday afternoon. Alton shook off Friday night’s suspension of their game against the Kahoks because of stormy weather produced...
COLLINSVILLE – What was left of Tropical Storm Gordon finally reached the area Friday evening just as Week 3’s high school football games were about to get underway. Gordon’s rains came to Collinsville at the outset of Southwestern Conference opener between Alton and the Kahoks...
Alton 7, Collinsville 0 (Game suspended with 2:23 left in 2 nd – resuming at 2 p.m. today) East St. Louis 34, Edwardsville 21 Polo 49, Metro East Lutheran 12 Marquette Catholic 27, Nokomis 14 Cahokia 26, Civic Memorial 0 Carrollton 50, Hardin-Calhoun 0 Highland 49, Marion 14 South Ma...
BOYS SOCCER MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 3, BREESE MATER DEI 0: Marquette Catholic got three goals from three different players as the Explorers blanked Breese Mater Dei 3-0 Thursday at Gordon Moore Park; Marquette improved to 4-0-1 on the year, while the Knights fell to 3-3-1. Luke Atkinson, Stephen...
SEE VIDEO INTERVIEW: EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville senior quarterback Kendall Abdur-Rahman had quite the game in the Tigers’ 58-45 loss to CBC on the road last week, Abdur-Rahman ran for 238 yards and four touchdowns of 80, 40, 4 and 82 yards in the showdown of St. Louis-area football...
EDWARDSVILLE - The feature game of Week 3 for the region – with all kickoff times slated for 7 p.m. - will be played at Edwardsville’s Tiger Stadium, when EHS hosts East St. Louis in what could be a key game in the Southwestern Conference; the Tigers go into the game at 1-1 on the year...
EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville's boys' cross-country team recorded four of the first five places and one sixth-place runner in Wednesday's Tiger Classic Cross Country Meet at the SIUE Mud Mountain Course. The meet helped Edwardsville get ready for this weekend’s First to the Finish Invitational...
EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville's girls' cross-country team swept the top five places in the Tiger Classic Meet Wednesday at SIUE-Edwardsville Mud Mountain course. The Tiger girls had a perfect score of 15 to easily outdistance O’Fallon, who took second with 63 points, followed by Mario...
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