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| Running time | 4 hours, 32 minutes |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Home station | WWDC (Washington, D.C.) |
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| Produced by | Tyler Molnar |
| Original release | 1999 |
| Opening theme | "One Mint Julep" by Ray Charles |
| Ending theme | "So Long, Farewell" by The Vandals |
| Website | https://dc101.iheart.com/featured/elliot-in-the-morning/ |
Elliot in the Morning is a syndicated morning radio talk show hosted by DJ Elliot Segal and airing weekdays from "5:48 until 10 something." It is based at WWDC-FM Washington, D.C., and is heard on affiliate WRXL in Richmond. The format covers a broad spectrum of topics, ranging from in-person or telephone interviews with well-known celebrities, to gross-out stunts involving much of the show's supporting cast. The show has regular telephone interviews with Patricia Murphy (from The Daily Beast), Mark Steines (formerly from Entertainment Tonight) during sweeps and Brandon Noble (former NFL player) during football season.
As of 2005, Elliot in the Morning had been the cause of the fifth largest amount of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) fines since 1970, with $302,500 worth of fines leveled at the show.[1] As a result, while the show still frequently involves euphemistic mentions of sexual topics, it is broadcast with a short tape delay, and is occasionally "dumped" to canned music for profanity.
The program was carried on WOSC in Ocean City, Maryland, from 2003 to 2004; on WCHH in Baltimore, Maryland, from May 2008 to November 2009; and on WBWZ in the Hudson Valley of New York until 2017. Beginning in January 2014, the show was briefly heard on AM talk radio station WOR in New York after that station's purchase by iHeartMedia, along with the DC and Richmond FM stations. The show made plans to leave the DC101 studios and relocate to New York.[2] However, after citing that "significant changes" would be needed for the show to succeed in NYC, it was announced that the show would no longer be carried on WOR; in reality, the show and its audience flow proved to be an ill fit for the older-skewing AM station.[3]
On December 22, 2021, it was announced that the show would be carried by KRBZ in Kansas City. On April 6, 2022, it was announced that the show would once again be heard in New York City, this time on alternative rock station WNYL 92.3 FM. While the originating station, DC101, is owned by iHeartMedia, the New York, Kansas City and Richmond affiliates are owned by Audacy, Inc. The Atlanta affiliate is owned by Cumulus Media. On October 27, 2022, WNYL started simulcasting all-news 1010 WINS and stopped carrying the show. On December 1, WNNX in Atlanta dropped the show after eight months. In January 2023, KRBZ dropped the show after one year.
- ^ Largest FCC fines graphic from The Washington Post, November 10, 2005
- ^ "WOR to Add Elliot in the Morning Plus Rush, Hannity as New 2014 Lineup Unveiled".
- ^ "No More Elliot in the Morning at WOR".