Mark Elliot (radio host)
Nils Johanson | |
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| Born | Nils Fleming Johanson December 24, 1953 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | January 11, 2019 (aged 65) St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada |
| Other names | Mark Elliot, Ed Mitchell, John Frick |
| Occupations | Broadcaster, talk show host, addictions counsellor |
| Partner | Jarrett Rainhard |
Nils Fleming Johanson (December 24, 1953 – January 11, 2019), known professionally as Mark Elliot, was a Canadian broadcaster and addictions counsellor. He was a late night talk radio host of multiple programs on radio station CFRB 1010 in Toronto. 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.
From 2003 to February 2007, he hosted the general interest talk show The Nightside; in 2005, it was the highest-rated late night radio show in Canada. From 2001 until December 2016, he hosted People Helping People on Saturday nights from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. EST on CFRB Toronto and CJAD Montreal, a phone-in show dedicated to addictions and addiction recovery. Elliot was a recovering alcoholic, drug abuser, and compulsive gambler.
Elliot was the only openly gay host on CFRB, where he came out on air. Politically left-wing, he presented a somewhat challenging figure for the historically conservative station.