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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-1450/
- Published: 2026-04-08T18:30:41.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-08T18:30:41.000Z
- Description: John Campbell describes RNZ as “the soundtrack of my childhood”.
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: Face of the Day, Media

> John Campbell says he’s looking forward to his fourth stint at RNZ, as he [prepares to join Ingrid Hipkiss on Morning Report](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/582214/john-campbell-announced-as-new-co-host-of-morning-report?ref=goodoil.news) next week.  
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> Campbell, who describes RNZ as “the soundtrack of my childhood”, says he’s grateful for the two‑year cadetship he received at the broadcaster in 1989 – when he was making the switch from shouting out to ‘chalkies’ on the trading floor to reading the news bulletin, and eventually [fronting Checkpoint](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/360703/broadcaster-john-campbell-to-leave-rnz?ref=goodoil.news) for two years.  
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> “And then suddenly you get an opportunity to front *Morning Report*. Of course you want to do it," Campbell told Afternoons.  
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