[2] While studying as a Sydney student, Elliott worked part-time on a radio show and ended up on Good Morning Australia[3] He also appeared as the Australian anchorman for the 1984 Olympic Concert Gala.
At the time of his first AT40 appearance, which introduced him to American audiences, he was the youngest substitute host in the program's history.
[citation needed] After several jobs hosting morning news programs and landing work as the feature reporter on the Fox Television show A Current Affair (produced by New York's WNYW) in 1987, Elliott appeared as the house-entering feature reporter on WNYW's morning news program Good Day New York.
His company has produced many other lifestyle series for cable networks, including Simply Wine with Andrea Immer, Pairings with Andrea, Best For Less, the first four seasons of Sandra Lee's Semi Home Made, We Live Here, and Pocket The Difference, and Pati Jinich's "Pati's Mexican Table" beginning with season three.
He was also the executive producer and off-screen announcer for the lifestyle show The Chew, which aired from 2011[9] to 2018 as a part of ABC's daytime lineup.