Monday, July 28, 2008
Gordon Elliott (b. September 30, 1956, Everton, Liverpool) is a
reporter and producer who grew up in Australia. Gordon was educated at
Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham and attended the University
of Sydney for a Law Degree. Whilst studying as a Sydney law student,
Elliott worked part time on a radio show and ended up on Good Morning
Australia.
After several jobs hosting morning news programs and work as the
feature reporter on the Fox Television show A Current Affair (produced
by New York's WNYW), Elliott appeared as the house-entering feature
reporter on WNYW's morning news program Good Day New York.
The 1990s saw him take turns hosting game and talk shows.
Recently he has hosted the TV Food Network's programs Doorknock
Dinners and Follow That Food and the Fine Living network's The Genuine
Article, and was the TV pitchman for Campbell Soups 2003, 2004 and
2005.
He formed his own production company, Follow Productions in 1999. This
company produces Paula Deen's Home Cooking and Paula's Party for Food
Network. In 2007 he won a daytime Emmy for Best Lifestyle Series for
his work on Paula's Home Cooking. Paula Deen won an Emmy for Best
Lifestyle Series Host.
His company has produced many other lifestyle series for cable
networks including Simply Wine with Andrea Immer, Pairings with
Andrea, Best For Less, the first four seasons of Sandra Lee's Semi
Home Made, Road Tasted, We Live Here and Pocket The Difference.
He is the national spokesperson for The Campbell’s Soup Company
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