Donald Cameron
Retired New Zealand journalist and sportswriter
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| Intro | Retired New Zealand journalist and sportswriter | ||||||
| A.K.A. | D. J. Cameron | ||||||
| A.K.A. | D. J. Cameron | ||||||
| Places | New Zealand | ||||||
| was | Journalist | ||||||
| Work field | Journalism | ||||||
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| Birth | 20 February 1933, Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||
| Death | 7 September 2016Auckland, New Zealand (aged 83 years) | ||||||
| Star sign | Pisces | ||||||
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Biography
Donald John "D. J." Cameron (20 February 1933 – 7 September 2016) was a New Zealand journalist and sportswriter. He was one of the leading New Zealand sportswriters of the 20th century.
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).
Career
He was sports reporter on the New Zealand Herald (1950-1998). He wrote several books on sport "'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.
Death
Cameron died in Auckland on 7 September 2016.