Elliott's first job was at a gas station in Midland, TX. His next job, while still in high school, was as a production assistant and cameraman at the local NBC affiliate in Midland. He ran camera for the nightly news, church services, swim meets and the Friday Night Fright Movie.

His last year of high school he got his first radio job on KNFM-KNAM, a beautiful music station, as it was called. He worked there two summers.
Out of college he went to work for KXTR, a classical radio station in KansasCity, MO. After 18 months on the air, he moved to New York.

Elliott's first big radio gig in New York was working for WNCN, a ground-breaking classical radio station. He counts among his many highlights, co-hosting with Peter Jennings a music special from Carnegie Hall. Elliott was on WNCN for 7 years. After 35 years on the air, WNCN changed from classical to heavy metal overnight. It is now the Classic Rock station, Q104.3 FM.