Welcome to the Cunningham Report Website!
If you want to know what is going on at West Coast ports or logistics centers, you’ve come to the right place. The Cunningham Report website is home of The Cunningham Report newsletter – an emailed publication that thousands of your colleagues and competitors read weekly. The Cunningham Report is where people in the industry turn to get the straight story. We tell you about proposed legislation and regulations that impact your business, let you know about disputes between labor and management, keep track of the personalities that make the supply chain work, and link you to documents that give you the official in-depth details behind the story. We give the background on environmental issues, talk about new technologies, and publicize all the classes, conferences, luncheons and other events that you’ll want to know about.
We know that things in the transportation industry move at a break-neck speed, and it’s easy to get so focused on running a business and moving cargo, that folks sometimes forget to keep track of what’s going on in the rest of the industry. It’s our job at The Cunningham Report to make sure that doesn’t happen. So we track the industry, separate the relevant from the irrelevant, and keep you informed in a way that’s quick to read, concise, and aimed at a professional audience.
 George and Carmela Cunningham
When George and Carmela Cunningham founded The Cunningham report in December 1995, what most folks wanted to know was if the newlywed couple thought there was enough news to fill a weekly newsletter. The Cunninghams never doubted there was enough news. The question they had was would there be enough readers to support such a venture.
The first issue of The Cunningham Report was sent out to prospective subscribers on Jan 6, 1996, and the rest – as they say – is history.
Both the Cunninghams are writers.
George Cunningham worked as a reporter and as an editor at several publications, including the Gainesville Sun, in Gainesville, Fla.; the Daily Breeze in Torrance, Calif.; City News Service in Los Angeles; the Orange County Register in Santa Ana; and the Press-Telegram in Long Beach, where he covered the Los Angeles-Long Beach ports as a business writer.
Before returning to college in his late 20s, he worked as a surveyor, short-order cook, construction worker, and a bridge and roadway inspector. He served in Vietnam as an infantryman, where he was awarded a purple heart for injuries received in combat.
He is a graduate of the University of Florida.
Carmela Cunningham worked for the Orange County Register, the Long Beach Reporter, and as head of internal communications for Rockwell International's B-1 Bomber Division. She is a former correspondent for Pacific Shipper Magazine and has written hundreds of articles about international trade and about computer strategies for people with disabilities.
Her 1997 book, "Information Access and Adaptive Technology" published by Oryx Press, is one of the definitive texts for providinginformation technology to students and staff with disabilities.
She reorganized the Disabilities and Computing Program at University of California, Los Angeles and has worked as the Director of Operations and Communications at UCLA’s Academic Technology Services – an organization that provides computing support for researchers.
She has a history degree from UCLA, where she focused on relations between Constantinople and Venice between 1000 and 1200 A.D.
The Cunninghams live in Long Beach, Calif., with their budgerigar, Harold Tweetie Cunningham.
 Natalie Shore
Natalie Shore joined The Cunningham Report in 1999. A career journalist, Natalie worked at the Press-Telegram in Long Beach, where she was a both a city beat reporter and a business reporter covering the Port of Long Beach, redevelopment and real estate. Prior to joining the Press-Telegram, she covered the education and city beats for the Daily Bulletin in Ontario, Calif.
Natalie launched her career in journalism after earning a graduate degree in French at Middlebury College in Vermont, including a year of study in Paris. She completed undergraduate studies in French and Spanish at Occidental College in Los Angeles and journalism studies at Pasadena City College. She has studied and worked abroad as a journalism fellow at newspapers in France, Canada and Mexico.
While at the Press-Telegram, Natalie also served as a union leader where she negotiated contracts and handled labor disputes on behalf of Newspaper Guild co-workers in the editorial, circulation, janitorial and transportation departments. She is also a former pension trustee and part of a team that protected and improved the benefits of the former Guild pension plan after the 1997 sale of the Press-Telegram.
Natalie lives in Long Beach with her husband, Lee Peterson, and their sons, Rudy and Sacha. Lee, also a veteran journalist, joined the Port of Long Beach as a communications specialist in 2007.
 Mark Edward Nero
Mark Edward Nero has been a reporter and correspondent for The Cunningham Report since 2006.
Based in Long Beach, Mark got his start as a professional journalist in February 1995 with the Long Beach Press-Telegram. While there, he briefly crossed paths with George Cunningham before George left to start The Cunningham Report.
After leaving the P-T, Mark went on to work as a writer for a series of Southern California daily newspapers, including the San Diego Union-Tribune and San Bernardino County Sun, where he critiqued music and covered municipal government.
He returned to the Press-Telegram from 2002-2003 to cover trade and transportation, a beat that included the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles as well as the surrounding freeways.
In addition to working for The Cunningham Report, Mark writes about the music industry for About.com and reports on energy regulation issues for California Energy Circuit.
An alumnus of Long Beach City College and San Diego State University, Mark was born and raised in Oklahoma City. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps for five years and is a veteran of Operation: Desert Storm.
Yvonne Smith
 Yvonne Smith is the former Director of Communications for the Port of Long Beach. During her 16-year stint at the port, Yvonne managed all of the port’s internal and external publications, and oversaw all local, national and international advertising and media relations. She was a frequent spokesperson for the press and a primary speaker on the port’s speakers’ bureau.
Yvonne planned and managed the 2004 annual convention of the American Association of Port Authorities, which was held in Long Beach, and served as the chief liaison between the port, the Secret Service and White House for President Bill Clinton’s 1996 appearance at the Port of Long Beach.
During her tenure at the port, Yvonne’s division received more than three dozen awards from the American Association of Port Authorities for publications, advertising and community outreach programs -- including the 2004 Award of Overall Excellence.
Yvonne is a former president of both the Foreign Trade Association and the International Business Association of Southern California.
Before joining the Port of Long Beach in 1989, Yvonne established a public relations function for the City of San Diego Water Utilities Department. She previously worked as a press secretary, speech writer and ombudsman for the City of Tulsa (Oklahoma) Water Commissioner.
Yvonne started her career as a reporter for the Tulsa Tribune, where she wrote about education, city government and politics, including the 1980 presidential primaries. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has pursued graduate studies in law.
Since taking early retirement in 2005, Yvonne has written for both the Pacific Shipper and World Trade magazines. When not writing for the Cunningham Report, Yvonne and her husband, Vic, can be found modeling vintage 1930s clothing at Hearst Castle, where they work as volunteer docents in the Living History program. On weekends, Yvonne pours wine at Castoro Cellars in Templeton, California. She and Vic live on the Central Coast of California with their two Pembroke Welsh Corgis – Bert and Ernie.
Professionals from more than 300 trade and transportation companies and organizations subscribe to The Cunningham Report electronic newsletter, which weekly alerts subscribers to information about: port infrastructure, construction and contracts, proposed fees and programs, pending legislative initiatives and their potential impacts on the industry, business opportunities, labor issues, harbor congestion, and environmental and security regulations. The subscription rate is $300 a year, and thousands of your colleagues are happy to pay the price for a newsletter that they find indispensable. Subscribe
News doesn’t happen according to deadline, and we don’t think our readers should have to wait around to find out information vital to their jobs and their industry. So we do Cunningham Quickies - e-mailed bulletins on breaking trade and transportation news that are sent out as soon as we get the story – and that’s always before any other industry publication gets it. Quickies are also posted on the website when they’re sent out. To get on this free list, you’re your name and email address to: carmelac@aol.com
If you want to get the attention of your customers, colleagues and competitors – there’s no better place than through The Cunningham Report. There are currently three advertising opportunities - in The Cunningham Report newsletter, on the Cunningham Report website (www.cunninghamreport.com), and in the Cunningham Calendar.
Newsletter – An eight-page, easy-to-read publication that provides all the news industry professionals need to do their jobs and run their businesses, The Cunningham Report is sent weekly to paid subscribers. Advertising opportunities are available on a weekly placement schedule, and we have discounts for longer runs.
Website – The website has a variety of information including sections on: Breaking News, People, Contracts, Honors and Directories. The website is currently getting more than 150,000 hits a month, and more sections and information are being added weekly. Advertising opportunities are available on a monthly or annual basis.
Cunningham Calendar - The calendar is sent directly to all Cunningham Report subscribers and is also available at www.cunninghamreport.com. The Cunningham Calendar is a compilation of upcoming luncheons, dinners, mixers, lectures, workshops, classes, conferences, and special events related to ports and goods movement. The calendar also features a “Get Involved” section that lists legislative and public meetings where you can voice your opinions and concerns to policy makers. Advertising opportunities – for events and conferences - are available both in the emailed Calendar and on the calendar section of the Cunningham Report website. For information contact: carmelac@aol.com
What is the Cunningham Report?
The Cunningham Report is a weekly email publication with news for the West Coast trade and transportation community. It is sent out onSunday night so it is waiting for subscribers when they begin their work week on Monday. The cost of a single subscription is $300 a year; group discounts and licensing agreements are available. Take a look a sample of the Cunningham Report.
What do I get by subscribing to the newsletter instead of just looking at your website?
When you subscribe to The Cunningham Report newsletter you get the complete story. The website has a summary of what is happening that week, but to get more information in one concise package waiting on your computer when you come in on Monday morning, you will need to subscribe.
How often should I come back to TCR website for more information?
Bookmark our site and come back as often as you can. Find out about upcoming meetings and conferences you may want to attend. Find out who is being promoted and who is not. And find out where opportunities may be for you in a changing world. New information is posted weekly and breaking news is posted as it occurs.
What are the Cunningham Quickies?
Cunningham Quickies are e-mail bulletins on breaking trade and transportation news that are sent out to Cunningham Report subscribers. They are also posted on the website when they’re sent out.
What is the Best of George?
Cunningham Report publisher George Cunningham writes a weekly letter to subscribers commenting on everything from the wrath of El Niño to the wisdom of Adam Smith. It’s fun, it’s frivolous, and it’s a great way to start the week. Sample some of his best.
Does The Cunningham Report take advertising?
Yes we do. If you are interested in advertising your product or service in The Cunningham Report, please contact us at carmelac@aol.com
How can I subscribe to the Cunningham Report?
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