K. G. Cunningham

Who is K. G. Cunningham?

Kenneth George Cunningham is an Australian radio personality and former cricketer and football umpire.

Cunningham had a first-class cricket career from the 1960/61 to 1973/74 seasons with the South Australian state cricket team in the Sheffield Shield. A left-hand batsman, he was part of the side that won the Shield in 1963/64, and went on to play 97 first-class matches in a solid career, averaging 37 with the bat.

He was also an SANFL umpire in the 1960s.

Following his sport career, he became a TV and radio sports presenter. During the 1980s when the SANFL was still the number one game in town, KG hosted a 30 minute football wrap-up show on Channel 9 Adelaide called KG's Footy Show. The show was run on Saturdays during the football season and ran in the 5:30-6pm time slot. KG and guests who included players usually from the days winning teams, would give their comments and show highlights of the games. KG was also the weekend sports presenter for Channel 9 news in Adelaide for over 20 years until he joined Channel 7 in 2005. He also co-hosted the FIVEaa Sports Show from the mid-1980s until 2008, firstly with former South Australian cricket captain David Hookes and later with former SANFL player and Adelaide Crows coach Graham Cornes. The radio show was and still is to this day among Adelaide's most popular Drive time shows.