Ross Porter C.M. is a Canadian former broadcast executive and music writer. [1]
Career
Porter was a producer and host for CBC Radio 2, where he was associated with programs including Night Lines, Latenight and After Hours, [2] from 2004 to 2018 he was president and CEO of the Toronto non-profit jazz radio station CJRT-FM (JAZZ.FM91). [3] Porter was a pop culture reporter for CBC Television's The National and CBC Newsworld's On the Arts. [4] He was named vice-president of the jazz television channel CoolTV in 2003. [4]
Porter published a consumer guide to jazz recordings, The Essential Jazz Recordings: 101 CDs, in 2006. [5] He is a two-time winner for Broadcaster of the Year at Canada's National Jazz Awards, in 2002 [6] and 2004. [7] In 2009, the Jazz Journalists Association nominated Porter for the Willis Conover-Marian McPartland Award for Broadcasting. [8]
In June 2014, Porter was made a member of the Order of Canada for his contributions to broadcasting and developing Canadian talent over a forty-year career. [9]
Allegations
In 2018, after a group of employees, past employees, and contractors made allegations of sexual misconduct and workplace harassment against Porter, who denied these allegations but stepped down as President and CEO of JAZZ.FM. [10] The board of directors was overthrown the following year. [11] While donors expressed strong support of the station, some were reportedly "angry" Porter was still employed at JAZZ.FM.; [12] Porter made his final broadcast on April 27, 2019.
References
- ^ "Variety key to new show covering all forms of popular music". Ottawa Citizen, March 29, 1992.
- ^ "CBC radio must renew itself or stagnate, top official says". Montreal Gazette, June 17, 1993.
- ^ "Porter to head CJRT-FM". National Post, June 8, 2004.
- ^ a b "Ross Porter joins CanWest: CBC jazz expert". National Post, May 27, 2003.
- ^ "The essential 101 for jazz lovers; A starting point for collections". Toronto Star, November 2, 2006.
- ^ "Hogtown grabs the spotlight". The Globe and Mail, February 26, 2002.
- ^ "Porter picked for jazz award". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, February 26, 2004.
- ^ "Top Honours". Jazz Journalists Association. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
- ^ "Ross Porter named to Order of Canada". JAZZ.FM91.
- ^ Houpt, Simon (June 7, 2018). "Toronto's JAZZ.FM91 CEO steps down in wake of probe into sexual-harassment allegations". Globe and Mail. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ Houpt, Simon (February 15, 2019). "JAZZ.FM91 board overthrown by dissident member group". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ Vincent, Donovan (August 31, 2018). "Angry donors pack Jazz.FM meeting amid corporate interest in deal with station". thestar.com. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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