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 – The doubles finalists for the $25,000 USTA Pro Circuit Edwardsville Futures tournament presented by the EGHM Foundation have been determined while all but two of the top-seeded players in the singles competition were eliminated Thursday. The team of Nicolas Alveraz of Peru...
EDWARDSVILLE – One of the most popular community events at the USTA Pro Circuit Edwardsville Futures tennis tournament took place Wednesday night at Sunset Hills Country Club – and this year’s event included a new feature. The annual VIP Player’s Party, which gives players...
EDWARDSVILLE – Day 2 of the main draw for the $25,000 USTA Pro Circuit Edwardsville Futures tennis tournament presented by the EGHM Foundation pretty much went to form Wednesday. Unlike Tuesday’s doubles first round matches that saw all four top seeds eliminated, only one seeded player...
EDWARDSVILLE – Some predictably unpredictable weather played some havoc with the opening day of main-draw play for the $25,000 USTA Pro Circuit Edwardsville Futures tennis tournament presented by the EGHM Foundation Tuesday morning and afternoon at the Edwardsville High School Tennis Center....
EDWARDSVILLE – The final eight slots in the field of 32 for this week’s USTA Edwardsville Futures tennis tournament presented by the EGHM Foundation were filled following Monday’s eight final qualifying matches. Rain delayed the main draws on Tuesday, as of 10 a.m., the doubles...
EDWARDSVILLE – Monday was the traditional date that high school football players and coaches look forward to about this time of the year. Teams all over Illinois began preseason workouts Monday in preparation for the Aug. 24 season-opening games that begin the road to the eight state championship...
WOOD RIVER – The Alton Road Runners Club’s annual Summer Running Series came to an end Saturday night at East Alton-Wood River High School’s Memorial Stadium track with a bit of a change. The series-ending Dash-N-Splash event became the Dash-N-Glow this year due to the closing...
EDWARDSVILLE – Kyle Johnson hails from what’s called the Queen City – Charlotte, N.C. Johnson had a good outing in last week’s Edwardsville Futures Pro Wildcard Challenge presented by TheBANK of Edwardsville, getting to the quarterfinals before being eliminated. Johnson traveled...
EDWARDSVILLE – The field for the qualifying tournament for the $25,000 USTA Pro Circuit Edwardsville Futures tennis tournament presented by the EGHM Foundation is down to the final matches; following Monday’s matches at the Edwardsville High School tennis center, the final eight entrie...
EDWARDSVILLE – Of all of the events associated with the Edwardsville Futures tennis tournament presented by the EGHM Foundation, there’s none that’s more anticipated than the Mitch n Friends clinic for special needs players. The annual event, sponsored by Town and Country Bank...
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