ACA reporter claims she sexually harassed by Don Burke

An A Current Affair reporter has come forward with claims of inappropriate behaviour by Don Burke when they worked together at a radio station.  

Channel Nine reporter Alison Piotrowski worked with Burke at radio station 2UE in Sydney in the mid to late 2000s.  

Ms Piotrowski said she was working on a shift with Burke and was berated by him when she turned up late to an outside broadcast.

‘But then half an hour later he came up to me and said that all was forgiven because I had a great a***,’ she told Tracy Grimshaw on Tuesday night. 

Ms Piotrowski said she was berated by him when she turned up late to an outside broadcast

Ms Piotrowski claimed she reported his behaviour to management, and was told she would no longer have to work with Burke. 

‘I certainly wasn’t the only young female producer that was put in a position like this and there were plenty of other girls that went through far more confronting experiences at 2UE compared to what I experienced,’ she said.

‘A practice actually developed where if you were a young female producer and you didn’t feel comfortable working around Don you wouldn’t be forced to work with him.’

She claimed she never saw Burke disciplined by station management for his behaviour.

Ms Piotrowski claimed she reported his behaviour to management, and was told she would no longer have to work with Burke

Disgraced television presenter Don Burke was banned from flying with Qantas during the peak of his career due to his inappropriate conduct

‘I later reported it to management and was told I didn’t have to work with him anymore,’ she said. 

She added that since the allegations against Burke made headlines this week, she’s been in touch with a number of her former female colleagues. 

‘We were all young, in our early to mid 20s, and for most of us it was our first workplace,’ she wrote.

Ms Piotrowski said the former workers were angry.

Qantas banned him from flying with the airline after he behaved inappropriately towards staff members, which was then reported to management

‘Anger that during a vulnerable stage of their career they were put in a position of having to navigate this, with no real guidance,’ she explained. 

Daily Mail Australia has contacted 2UE, now known as Talking Lifestyle, for comment.

In claims published by the ABC and Fairfax on Monday, dozens of accusers came alleging Burke sexually harassed, indecently assaulted and bullied female colleagues over a number of years.

Burke has denied all allegations of sexual harassment and indecent assault against him.

Burke was banned from flying with Qantas during the 1990s due to his behaviour, according to A Current Affair

A Current Affair also alleged the disgraced television presenter was banned from flying with Qantas during the peak of his career in the 1990s due to his inappropriate conduct.

The program said Qantas banned him from flying with the airline after he behaved inappropriately towards staff members, which was then reported to management. 

The ban wasn’t permanent, but lasted for a period of time during the 1990s while Burke was at the peak of his career, hosting Burke’s Backyard on Channel Nine.