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."
WOOD RIVER – Marquette Catholic’s Kolton Bauer put it simply after his round at the Madison County Boys Golf Championship at the par-72, 6,326-yard Belk Park Golf Course in Wood River. “I played pretty well today,” Bauer said with a smile and a laugh. Bauer, indeed, turned...
PONTOON BEACH – Tuesday was a big day for Edwardsville freshman Riley Lewis. Not only did Lewis begin her high school classes – Tuesday was opening day for the Edwardsville school district – Lewis hit the links for the first time as an Edwardsville girls golfer. While Lewis is...
PONTOON BEACH – Madison County high school girls golf teams got together for the season’s first major tournament Tuesday afternoon when the Madison County Girls Golf Championship was held at The Legacy Golf Course in Pontoon Beach, hosted by Granite City, on the par-71, 5,119-yard...
EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville High School’s girls volleyball team will have a new look to it in 2018. Not only did the Tigers lose six seniors from last year’s team that reached the Class 4A super-sectional at Normal West, falling to Minooka 26-15, 25,15, the Tigers have a new...
EDWARDSVILLE - The Eighth Annual Edwardsville Futures Tournament meant a lot to the multitude of national/international players, but for area residents, it was also a big deal. On Sunday, for the Futures singles championship match, a total of close to 500 were in attendance throughout the...
WOOD RIVER – A pair of area girls golf teams were among several teams who got their 2018 season underway Friday at Belk Park’s golf course in Wood River with the Alton Kickoff Classic tournament, with Alton hosting Edwardsville, Collinsville, Belleville East, O’Fallon and Highland...
SEE FULL MATCH VIDEO BELOW: EDWARDSVILLE – Something had to give when Axel Geller of Argentina and Sebastian Korda of the USA met each other in Sunday’s singles final of the $25,000 USTA Pro Circuit Edwardsville Futures tennis tournament presented by the EGHM Foundation at...
EDWARDSVILLE - Argentine player Axel Geller scored his first-ever professional tennis championship with a 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (7-0) triumph over Sebastian Korda in Sunday's singles final of the USTA Pro Circuit $25,000 Edwardsville Futures tournament at the Edwardsville High School tennis center....
EDWARDSVILLE – Sunday morning’s championship match of the $25,000 USTA Pro Circuit Edwardsville Futures presented by the EGHM Foundation has reached Championship Sunday. Axel Geller of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Sebastian Korda of Bradenton, Fla., will meet each other on Court 2...
EDWARDSVILLE – A 40-minute lightning delay prior to the start of the match didn’t deter Nicolas Alvarez of Peru and Liam Caruana of Italy Friday evening. The duo battled American pair Nicolas Meister and Evan Zhu all evening as the doubles teams battled all evening for the doubles...
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