Former Fairfax Radio DJ Howard Sattler claims he was sacked for having Parkinson’s disease

Veteran talk show host Howard Sattler has claimed he was not sacked by Fairfax Radio Network for quizzing former Prime Minister Julia Gillard over the sexuality of her partner, but because he had Parkinson’s disease.

The former Perth 6PR disk jockey was dismissed last year with Fairfax insisting he was fired for repeatedly asking Gillard during an interview on his Drive show whether Tim Mathieson was gay.

But in an interview with The Australian this morning (paywall) Sattler has claimed he was not fired for his line of questioning but because he had Parkinson’s.