 In 1971 he was recruited by Canadian Programmer Peter Harding for 4BK Brisbane's Breakfast show and was an immediate success, bringing attention from 2UW.In 1972 Elliott returned to Sydney to present the breakfast show on radio 2UW Sydney from 1972–76, and again from 1978–79 and, with side-kick's Peter Shanahan and Tony Dickinson, the trio (one of the first ever breakfast teams) rated 16.5%, the highest ever until that time in that station's history.In 1985 he returned to 2UW for the morning show which lasted a year before leaving the station.