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Dixie was one of the first female sports reporters in Australian television, and while working at Channel Seven News in Melbourne, won awards for covering AFL football, the 1988 Seoul Olympics, international golf, tennis and basketball. She has also co-hosted Sports World with Bruce McAvaney .

She returned to Perth in 1993 and joined National Nine News as a senior reporter, then later became weekend anchor.

In 2003, Dixie and Sonia Vinci became Australia's first duo team of female news anchors, initially on a temporary basis, but it was later made permanent. She is also involved in Nine's Appealathon and other charity events at the station.

Marshall is a daughter of Western Australian politician and veteran sport commentator Arthur Marshall .


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