Dixie Marshall

News Presenter/Journalist

Dixie Marshall is Channel Nine Perth's senior newsreader. With a career spanning more than 20 years, Dixie is widely regarded as one of Perth's best journalists. Dixie began her career as a cadet general news reporter with Channel Nine in 1984. She has also worked for the Australian Newspaper and Radio 6PR.

Dixie became the first woman in Australia to report on sport on television when she moved to Melbourne. She won a number of awards for sports reporting while working for Channel Seven, covering all major sporting events such as AFL football, Wimbledon, and the Commonwealth and Olympic Games. Dixie also hosted the national program "Sportsworld" with Bruce McAvaney.

Returning to Perth with a severe case of homesickness, Dixie left sports reporting behind, becoming a senior reporter with Channel Nine Perth. Partnering the 6pm bulletin with Sonia Vinci was an Australian first as two women had never anchored the main news bulletin.

Throughout her career, Dixie has interviewed alleged serial killers, flown abroad to track down international fugitives and has covered a wide range of high profile stories such as the Bali bombings.

Dixie is also an accomplished public speaker and a sought after Emcee. She is a tireless worker for Channel Nine's Appealathon emceeing many charity events each year for the station, and is a strong advocate for women's rights.

Dixie has two children - Matilda, born in 1998, and her second child Charles, born in April 2002.

Dixie describes the juggle of family and professional life as exhausting, but a privilege.