Ross Porter C.M. is a

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former broadcast executive and music writer.

Career

Porter was a producer and host for

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, where he was associated with programs including ''

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'', ''Latenight'' and '' After Hours'', from 2004 to 2018 he was president and CEO of the

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non-profit jazz radio station

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(JAZZ.FM91). Porter was a pop culture reporter for

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's '' The National'' and

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's '' On the Arts''."Ross Porter joins CanWest: CBC jazz expert". ''

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'', May 27, 2003. He was named vice-president of the jazz television channel

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in 2003. Porter published a consumer guide to jazz recordings, ''The Essential Jazz Recordings: 101 CDs'', in 2006. He is a two-time winner for Broadcaster of the Year at Canada's National Jazz Awards, in 2002 and 2004. In 2009, the

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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.

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. 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.; Porter made his final broadcast on April 27, 2019.

References

External links

JAZZ.FM91 Website
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