Cunningham has been with the FCC since its inception. joining it in 1934 as one of the original group of hearings examiners. In 1954 he became the chief hearing examiner of the FCC. Prominence came to Mr. Cunningham at an early age. Born in Northampton. Mass.. on September 26. 1899. to an immigrant Irish working class couple. his exploits as a catcher and a .350 hitter in the Holyoke parochial schools won him a scholarship to Georgetown University. After winning another scholarship and graduating from law school. he married Genevieve Griffin and went into private practice. After some rough sailing at the onset of the depression.
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