Jeff started his CBS broadcasting career in 1983, and has been employed at WCCO Radio since 1994. Jeff has also become a big part of the Don Shelby Show, where you hear "The McSkinney with Jeff Mckinney." No topic is taboo for the McSkinney.

To show his dedication, he currently commutes between Minneapolis and St. Louis each weekend, where his wife and two boys reside.

Year Hired at WCCO Radio: 1994
First time on Air: 7/94
Favorite Story/Report: 1994 LA earthquake
Dream Job: I have it
Favorite Program: favorite du jour is "planet earth."  
First Story: Shooting in St. Louis housing project  
Role Model: Don Shelby
Hometown: St. Louis
Hidden Talent: none obvious, none hidden  
Favorite Cartoon Character: tobor, the eighth man
Favorite Car you’ve ever had: '66 olds cutlass
Favorite Author: le carre
Favorite Sport to play: I run about 30 miles a week
Favorite Sports team: St. Louis Cardinals, Johns Hopkins Bluejays baseball team
Favorite travel destination: Lucerne
3 websites you visit daily: Star Tribune, Pioneer Press, Wall Street Journal  
3 cities/towns you’ve lived in: Houston, St. Louis, Los Angeles 
3 movies you could watch over and over: Double Imdemnity, Sunset Boulevard, One Eyed Jacks 
3 favorite restaurants of all time: Joe's Stone Crab, Miami; The Two Georges, Boynton Beach FL, and Del Pietro's, St. Louis     
3 jobs you've  had: steelworker, tractor-trailer loader and railroad worker. All while in school.  
3 TV shows you like to watch: Modern Marvels, reruns of Bonanza and Chuck Norris for the total gym.
3 of your favorite foods: burritos, pizza and crab cakes.
3 places you love to visit: Palm Beach, Baltimore and Charlevoix, Michigan. 
3 schools that you’ve attended: House on Pooh Corner nursery school- Houston Texas, St. Louis Country Day School and Washington University in St. Louis 
3 of your favorite books: Sophie's Choice, Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises and Saul Bellow's Seize the Day  
3 Influential people in your life: Wife and two sons. They influence my every move.
3 of your favorite musician/music groups: Led Zeppelin, Todd Rundgren and Diana Kroll.
What is your greatest pet peeve? People who weave in the skyway.
What decade do you think had the best fashion, and why? This decade, I'm old and clothes are baggy. 
Who would you love to trade places with for a week, and why? A guy cutting grass, to relax.  
Share something about the most amazing place you have visited in your life: "Amazing" isn't necessarily a positive. Iraq was the most amazing place I’ve visited.   
Favorite quote or line to live by: Have a seat, you're getting older.  
Worst advice you ever received: Plastics
Share about the teacher who had the greatest impact on you: Mister Andrews- great english teacher, great soccer coach    
Your proudest moments: Births of sons
The funniest thing anyone has ever said to you: You're good looking.
If your life were a movie, what would it be called:  "Adventures in Semi-Success."