South Australian radio veteran Mel Dee Dzelde passed away yesterday morning after a long battle with cancer.

Mel and her husband Chris Dzelde are both well-known names within the Adelaide radio industry, and while Mel had overcome cancer on three occasions, she was recently diagnosed for a fourth time with Stage 4 Rectal cancer.

In a further blow she was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) last year.

In 2020 Mel and Chris resigned from their positions at Grant Broadcasters stations 5MU and Power FM in South Australia in order to spend time together.

Chris announced the news on social media last night

—-❤️ The world became a little darker this morning at 9.30am when my beloved wife, Mel Dee Dzelde, passed away peacefully in her sleep.

Her joy and incredibly gracious spirit will, however, live on in all who were touched by her particularly powerful, wonderful magic.

Thank you my darling wife, for nearly ten years of married bliss! (we still called ourselves Newlyweds!), and I remain in constant awe of the happiness you beamed over EVERYONE! And, we’ll make sure the beams continue! (they may even be more powerful now!)

Special thanks to all at the Mary Potter Hospice for taking such wonderful care of us both.

Thanks to all for your wishes and prayers. 🌈🌈🌈🙏🙏🙏😇😇😇❤️❤️❤️