Campbell was born in Whangarei but grew up in Auckland. He got his start in journalism at the Auckland Star, a newspaper with admired journos such as Pat Booth. Sports writer and music critic Phil Gifford was also there at the time: “I knew him when he was a kid news journo who, to be honest, was about the least likely person to become the Rasta and reggae guru he would later be. What he always had, even then, was strong opinions, and an eloquent, persuasive way of expressing them.”
Duncan Campbell's Top 100 Albums of All Time (so far)
Dubhead's farewell to Duncan Campbell
95bFM Historical Society: Duncan Campbell
Duncan Campbell interviewed by Planet magazine, 1989
A selection of Duncan Campbell's bFM jazz shows
Duncan Campbell chats with Doug Wimbish
Duncan Campbell and Nigel Horrocks co-host bFM's jazz show