D. J. Cameron

Donald John "D. J." Cameron (20 February 1933 – 7 September 2016) was a New Zealand journalist and sportswriter.[1] He was one of the leading New Zealand sportswriters of the 20th century.[2][3]

Early life

Born in Dunedin, Cameron was educated at Christian 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 sports stories that appeared in the New Zealand Herald over the period over 40 years that he was employed on that newspaper.[2]

Death

Cameron died in Auckland on 7 September 2016.[4]

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cameron, Donald John, New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001, p. 198.
  2. 1 2 Geoff Longley, "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.
  4. ↑ Burnes, Campbell (8 September 2016). "Tributes flow for great sports journalist DJ Cameron". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  5. ↑ http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1774585
  6. ↑ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=4B-UHAAACAAJ
  7. ↑ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MyIMAAAAYAAJ
  8. ↑ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=WXrhPAAACAAJ
  9. ↑ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cY4QAQAAMAAJ
  10. ↑ http://innz.natlib.govt.nz/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=292682

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