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 – Baseball games can sometimes be decided by an unexpected break. Such was the case Wednesday night at Hoppe Park when Alton took on Edwardsville in a winner’s bracket game of the Illinois American Legion District 22 playoffs; Post 126’s Wesley Laaker and...
EDWARDSVILLE – Both the Water Works Swim Club and Sunset Hills Country Club swimming teams prepared for Sunday’s Southwestern Illinois Swimming Association league meet on Tuesday evening as the Marlins came away with a 431-238 win over the Stingrays in both sides’ final dual...
EDWARDSVILLE – For the eighth year running, Edwardsville is about to host some of the up-and-coming aspiring professional tennis players from around the world. The USTA Edwardsville Pro Circuit Futures Tournament Presented by the EGHM Foundation will be taking place beginning July 31 with...
EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville American Legion Post 199 kept battling from behind throughout the entire game and found a way to come out on top the finish in their Illinois District 22 playoff game against Valmeyer Post 901 at Hoppe Park Tuesday night. “They didn’t play their...
EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville High’s under-15 summer baseball team finished out their schedule Sunday in the rain-delayed Diamond Sports Promotions Midwest Classic tournament winning once to reach bracket play, but dropping their final group-play game and their semifinal game to finish...
EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville High’s under-17 summer baseball team had to overcome a tough loss in their final group-play game Sunday morning, bouncing back to defeat the team that had just beat them in the group-play game to reach the final of the Diamond Sports Promotions Midwest Classic...
EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville American Legion Post 199 advanced in the Illinois District 22 baseball playoffs Monday night. The way they did it left absolutely no doubt. Edwardsville’s sent 19 batters to the plate in the bottom of the third as they pounded out 13 hits and scored 14...
EDWARDSVILLE – Anna Holland, a 2016 Edwardsville High graduate, has been an outstanding representative for the EHS girls tennis program since she parlayed an outstanding senior year into a spot on Lewis and Clark Community College’s women’s tennis year. Holland signed with Ottawa...
EDWARDSVILLE – Stifling heat and severe thunderstorms that rolled through the Edwardsville area Saturday afternoon and evening forced the Diamond Sports Promotions Midwest Classic tournaments to be put on hold through Sunday. The Edwardsville under-17 team won their first game of the day,...
EDWARDSVILLE – The Water Works Marlins swim team had a record-breaking night on Thursday in their dual meet against Paddlers of Granite City at the Water Works pool. The Marlins set four pool records – three of them by 12-year-old Cohen Osborn – as Water Works defeated the Pirates...
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