Ross Porter (Canadian broadcaster)

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Ross Porter C.M. is a Canadian former broadcast executive and music writer. [1]

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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] . Porter was a pop culture reporter for CBC Television's The National and CBC Newsworld's On the Arts . [3] From 2004 to 2018 he was president and CEO of the Toronto non-profit jazz radio station CJRT-FM (JAZZ.FM91) [4] before stepping down in wake of sexual harassment allegations in 2018. [5] [6]

Porter published a consumer guide to jazz recordings, The Essential Jazz Recordings: 101 CDs, in 2006. [7] He is a two-time winner for Broadcaster of the Year at Canada's National Jazz Awards, in 2002 [8] and 2004. [9] In 2009, the Jazz Journalists Association nominated Porter for the Willis Conover-Marian McPartland Award for Broadcasting. [10]

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. [11]

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. [12] The board of directors was overthrown the following year. [13] While donors expressed strong support of the station, some were reportedly "angry" Porter was still employed at JAZZ.FM.; [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Variety key to new show covering all forms of popular music". Ottawa Citizen , March 29, 1992.
  2. ↑ "CBC radio must renew itself or stagnate, top official says". Montreal Gazette , June 17, 1993.
  3. ↑ "Ross Porter joins CanWest: CBC jazz expert". National Post , May 27, 2003.
  4. ↑ "Porter to head CJRT-FM". National Post , June 8, 2004.
  5. ↑ "Toronto's JAZZ.FM91 CEO steps down in wake of probe into sexual-harassment allegations". The Globe and Mail. 7 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Major donor accuses JAZZ.FM91 of mishandling sexual-harassment allegations against former CEO". The Globe and Mail. 23 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "The essential 101 for jazz lovers; A starting point for collections". Toronto Star , November 2, 2006.
  8. ↑ "Hogtown grabs the spotlight". The Globe and Mail , February 26, 2002.
  9. ↑ "Porter picked for jazz award". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix , February 26, 2004.
  10. ↑ "Top Honours". Jazz Journalists Association. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Ross Porter named to Order of Canada". JAZZ.FM91.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ Houpt, Simon (February 15, 2019). "JAZZ.FM91 board overthrown by dissident member group". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  14. ↑ 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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