Rob Elliott

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Rob Elliott
Born (1965-10-08) 8 October 1965 (age 58)
Brisbane, Queensland
Nationality Australian
Occupation(s)Australian radio announcer and television show host

Rob Elliott (born 8 October 1965 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian radio announcer and television show host, best known for hosting Wheel of Fortune in January 1997 - December 2003.

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Television career

His first TV job was the children's TV program OK for Kids in Brisbane on Channel 9. Then became the Melbourne-based reporter for Wombat for the Seven Network during the 1980s. Had several parts in Neighbours and in 1996, he became host of Talking Telephone Numbers (based on a UK format) for the Seven Network. During the mid to late 80s he also worked for Brisbane Radio Station, 1008AM "Stereo 10" as a radio announcer and Geelong's 93.9 Bay FM / 3XY in the early '90s. He had the most success working for the Triple M network where he took the drive show to number one in Melbourne, and rated number one in Sydney hosting Home Grown.

His best-known role was as the host of Wheel of Fortune from 1997 to 2003, [1] replacing Tony Barber who replaced John Burgess for a very short time. [2] After being fired from the show, Elliott created a board game called Smart Ass. He explained, I used to play Trivial Pursuit and never won - I hated it. I created a game I could win. [1] In 2017, he became involved in a legal dispute with Sale of the Century champion Cary Young, who wrote questions for Smart Ass. [3] [4] Young however never had a case against Elliott and pulled out of the litigation not long after. Cary Young was suffering from dementia and died from the disease on the 31st December 2022.

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References

  1. 1 2 Carbone, Suzanne (12 October 2010). "Good fortune shines on ex-Wheel host". The Age . Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Burgo and the psychics". Herald Sun . 21 March 2007. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Game show icons clash in court over board game royalties". A Current Affair . 10 July 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Mickelburough, Peter (11 September 2018). "Cary Young accuses Rob Elliott of 'fraudulent misrepresentation' in sale of rights for Smart Ass game". Herald Sun . Retrieved 8 January 2023.


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