How Dee Dee got her nickname

3AW Afternoons host Diane Dunleavy has been known as ‘Dee Dee’ for decades.

Speaking to Peter Hitchener in his regular segment on her program, Dee Dee revealed where the name came from — it harks back to her earliest years in the newsroom.

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“I do love the name Diane,” the 3AW Afternoons host added.