[2] Earlier in his career, he was a popular disk jockey at Top 40 stations in various Canadian cities including Toronto, Winnipeg, Ottawa, and Windsor, Ontario.
At his next home, in Ottawa, he became a legendary evening Top 40 host and local celebrity on CFRA and CFGO.
[1] While many other electronic media shut down, Elliot was on air during the Great Blackout of 2003, providing information and reassurance to untold numbers of listeners in Southern Ontario.
Elliot also worked as a counsellor with the Salvation Army Harbour Light Treatment Centre, and was a member of Alcoholics Anonymous.
He lived in the Church and Wellesley area of downtown Toronto for a number of years before moving to the Niagara peninsula later in life.