Although Tom Elliott had filled in for Derryn Hinch on 3AW's Drive programme, The job became his own after General Manager Shane Healy and Programme Director Clark Forbes decided to let Derryn go at the end of 2012.

So on 14 Jan, 2003, Tom Elliott became the new Drive host. In this first hour Tom had an editorial with a solution for Newstart, Premier Ted Baillieu called in, and there was Sport with Darren Boyd.