This is America - Jon's Biography

“This Is America with Jon Elliott”

Jon Elliott hosts “This is America with Jon Elliott” … the fastest three hours in broadcasting…which is heard Monday to Friday from 3 - 6 PM Pacific and 6-9 PM Eastern on San Diego’s 1700 AM. In February, 2009 for the third year in a row industry bible, Talkers Magazine, named him one of the Top 250 radio talk show hosts in America. His daily radio program ranks in the top 10 progressive radio talk shows in the country.

In the Fall of 2002, frustrated and angered with the direction of the country under the leadership of President Bush, he decided to apply his determination to making a change. Jon decided to become a liberal talk show host.

Passionate about the principles for all Americans espoused by the Democratic Party, he reasoned radio would give him the platform to provide an alternative message to the American people who were being exposed only to an overflow of conservative news and viewpoints.

Prior to launching his radio career in October, 2004 with a two-hour Sunday afternoon show on KLSD in San Diego, Jon Elliott was a seasoned business executive who charted the growth of many corporations in industries ranging from hospitality to fast food to health clubs with the companies either being acquired by a large publicly traded corporation, completing an IPO, or merging with a large private company. From 1988 through 2002 Jon served as CEO of three publicly traded companies.

Every day of “This Is America with Jon Elliott” is packed with:

•news of the day delivered in an entertaining & engaging manner

•important information the mainstream media should carry but doesn’t,

•interviews with centers of political influence,

Intellegent, informed callers,

•opinion…. and

•most importantly…..the truth