Ross Porter C.M. is a Canadian former broadcast executive and music writer."Variety key to new show covering all forms of popular music". Ottawa Citizen, March 29, 1992.
Career Porter was a producer and host for CBC Radio 2, where he was associated with programs including Night Lines, Latenight and After Hours,."CBC radio must renew itself or stagnate, top official says". Montreal Gazette, June 17, 1993. Porter was a pop culture reporter for CBC Television's The National and CBC Newsworld's On the Arts."Ross Porter joins CanWest: CBC jazz expert". National Post, May 27, 2003. From 2004 to 2018 he was president and CEO of the Toronto non-profit jazz radio station CJRT-FM (JAZZ.FM91)"Porter to head CJRT-FM". National Post, June 8, 2004. before stepping down in wake of sexual harassment allegations in 2018.
Porter published a consumer guide to jazz recordings, The Essential Jazz Recordings: 101 CDs, in 2006."The essential 101 for jazz lovers; A starting point for collections". Toronto Star, November 2, 2006. He is a two-time winner for Broadcaster of the Year at Canada's National Jazz Awards, in 2002"Hogtown grabs the spotlight". The Globe and Mail, February 26, 2002. and 2004."Porter picked for jazz award". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, February 26, 2004. In 2009, the Jazz Journalists Association nominated Porter for the Willis Conover-Marian McPartland Award for Broadcasting.
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.
Controversy In 2018, after a group of employees, past employees, and contractors made allegations of sexual misconduct and workplace harassment against Porter. In a Toronto Star article, he said the allegations against him ranged from “fabrications to distortions,” Porter stepped down as President and CEO of JAZZ.FM. The board of directors was overthrown the following year. While donors expressed strong support of the station, some were reportedly "angry" Porter was still employed at JAZZ.FM.;
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External links JAZZ.FM91 Website