One of Melbourne’s most influential voices on radio, 3AW’s Morning show presenter Tom Elliott is our guest on this episode to chat all things media. Tom started his radio career at 3RRR before moving to 3AW to present the weekend program. His career progressed when he took over the Drive show from the outgoing Derryn Hinch and he’s now the morning show presenter, after the iconic Neil Mitchell vacated the chair. Tom has a calmness and consistency in his approach to radio presenting, which has afforded him a lot of success in the radio ratings.
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When you are the son of two high profile figures, you would think naturally your life would be on the road to fame, but Tom chose radio because it had a degree of anonymity and privacy. Tom is married to well-known journalist Elise Elliot and together they have a very popular podcast “The Elliot Exchange” which Tom jokes was either going to either make or break their union.
In this episode we talk about what makes a good story for his morning show, the future of radio, the lack of accountability by Victorian politicians, his colourful shirts, the producers he has worked with, the covid years, podcasting, his financial background, how he’s a science-fiction fan, and importantly, what listeners take away from his show.
We also touched on Carlton football club, and the 1985 win at the Head of the River.
A fantastic chat with a broadcasting legend. Enjoy.
