Donald John Cameron (born Dunedin 20 February 1933) is a retired New Zealand journalist and sportswriter.[1] He was one of the leading New Zealand sportswriters of the twentieth century.[2][3]

Early life

Cameron was educated at Chrisitan Brothers' High School, Dunedin (1946), St Peter's College, Auckland (1946-47), St Patrick's School, Timaru and St. Kevin's College, Oamaru (1948-49).[1]

Career

He was sports reporter on the New Zealand Herald (1950-1998). He wrote several books on sport [1] "'D J Cameron' was the familiar by-line on thousands of sports stories that appeared in the New Zealand Heral over the period of 48 years that he was employed on that newspaper.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Cameron, Donald John, New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001, p. 198.
  2. ^ Geoff Lonley, "D J Cameron offers his opinion" The Press, 14 Nov 1998; sup.p.2.
  3. ^ D J Cameron, Someone had to Do it, Harper Sports, Auckland, 1998.

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