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.

References

  • The weekly podcast of "People Helping People"
  • Xtra - Issue 506, Mar 18, 2004 "Dunk the Faggot"
  • Ottawa Citizen "Wired in the workplace" July 8, 2007
  • AllAccess.com - May 29, 2012 "10 Questions with ... Mark Elliot"