Brian O'Neill is a winner of the Associated Press Managing Editors of Pennsylvania award for column writing, a past winner of the Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers' Keystone Award for column writing, as well as a winner of regional honors.

A graduate of Syracuse University, O'Neill lives on the city's North Side with his wife and two daughters.

O'Neill's column can be found in the newspaper on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday in Portfolio, Page A-2. During baseball season, his Tuesday column becomes "Stats Geek," a way to look at the Pittsburgh Pirates through the numbers, and can be found on Page 2 of the Sports section.