Bio: Chet Cunningham was born in Nebraska, grew up in Oregon, worked in Michigan, and went to college in New York City. He now lives in California. He works in an expanded den in his home and is never late due to fog, rain, or traffic jams. Walk down the hall and turn left and he's at work. He graduated from Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon with B.A. in Journalism, and after serving in the army in Japan and combat in Korea, received his M.S. degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City in 1954. In 1994, he founded the non-profit corporation, San Diego Book Awards Association, to recognize local writers of books. He is married with two grown children. He has lived with his wife, Rose Marie, in San Diego for over 40 years.