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 – Jacob Mulvihill made many key contributions to Edwardsville's boys' soccer program the past four years he was a member of the Tigers. Mulvihill will be taking his talents to the next level as he signed a letter to attend St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa (a part of th...
EDWARDSVILLE - The recent Eddies at The Wildey Theatre could be described by Wildey Theatre General Manager Al Canal with three words: “A home run.” Wildey Theatre General Manager Al Canal said he could not say enough good things about the kids and what The Eddies brought to his theatre....
EDWARDSVILLE – Kirk Schlueter has had much experience with Edwardsville's boys tennis team the past several years. Schlueter once played for the Tigers under head coach Dave Lipe until his graduation from EHS in 2010; he went on to play at Truman State University in Kirksville, Mo., until he...
COLLINSVILLE – The Edwardsville boys’ track and field Tigers are showing a strong overall team as the year winds down. Edwardsville and Alton finished finished in the top two, with the Tigers winning the meet with 70.5 points and the Redbirds finishing second with 62. Granite City...
EDWARDSVILLE – Jonathan Yancik had everything working for him in Friday night's Edwardsville baseball game at Tom Pile Field against Lockport. The Porters only had three runners on base in the first 5.2 innings – two on walks and a hit batsman – and was cruising along in the sixth...
ALTON – “We have to start teaching our kids they can do anything, go anywhere, they can achieve anything they set their mind on, and we've got to get them thinking about bigger, bigger, bigger things.” Those were perhaps the most compelling words of East St. Louis native and...
EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville baseball coach Tim Funkhouser won his 600th game as the Tigers' skipper Friday night. The way it happened represented the kind of win the Tigers have had many times this season – the Tigers finding a way to win in the late going, the Tigers bouncing back...
EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville baseball coach Tim Funkhouser won his 600th game as the Tigers' skipper Friday night. The way it happened represented the kind of win the Tigers have had many times this season – the Tigers finding a way to win in the late going, the Tigers bouncing back...
GRANITE CITY – Edwardsville's boys' volleyball team got off to a quick start against Granite City in a Southwestern Conference match at Granite City's Memorial Gym Annex Thursday evening, the Tigers' opening the match with a 9-1 run that set the tone in a 25-10, 25-14 sweep of the Warriors....
COLLINSVILLE – Katie Mans closed out her Southwestern Conference high jumping career in style Wednesday evening as the Alton senior won her fourth straight league title in the event at the SWC Girls Track and Field Championship at Collinsville's Kahok Stadium. “The past four years...
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