About John Feinstein

By Oliver Macklin

John Feinstein was born in New York, N.Y., and graduated from Duke University in 1977. He began his newspaper career at the Washington Post as a sports intern and night police reporter. Feinstein has appeared on The Tony Kornheiser Show, Golf Channel and Comcast Sportsnet, has contributed to Sports Illustrated and commentated on National Public Radio.

Feinstein has written 33 books and is working on his next, “The Triangle,” which details his relationships with college basketball coaches Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Valvano and Dean Smith. Feinstein contributes columns to the Washington Post sports section, Golf World magazine and Golf Digest.