Ross Porter (Canadian broadcaster)

Ross Porter is a Canadian 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]

As JAZZ.FM91’s President Emeritus, Porter’s show Music to Listen to Jazz By is the station’s highest as of August 2018, the latest ratings book.[10]

Alleged Coup, Allegations and Statement of Claim

After a group of employees, past employees and contractors made allegations, a third-party investigation into the claims found that most were unsubstantiated. They were then accused of plotting a coup.[11]

In August 2018, The Toronto Star reported that an email revealed that a group of individuals were actively seeking overthrow the Board. These included former Program Director Dani Elwell and current host of Sunday Afternoon Jazz Heather Bambrick and the husband of June Garber, a jazz singer.[12]

A former morning show host filed a statement of claim two days before JAZZ.FM91’s Annual General Meeting. In response, JAZZ.FM91 noted: "JAZZ.FM91 has received Ms. Bailey’s Statement of Claim and denies the allegations. We continue to be committed to a collegial and harassment-free workplace. A neutral third party investigation was previously conducted into Ms. Bailey’s allegations and JAZZ.FM91 will vigorously defend itself in the appropriate legal forum now that the matter is before the courts."[13]

At the AGM, JAZZ.FM91 had unprecedented support from its donor members.[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. ↑ "Porter to head CJRT-FM". National Post, June 8, 2004.
  4. 1 2 "Ross Porter joins CanWest: CBC jazz expert". National Post, May 27, 2003.
  5. ↑ "The essential 101 for jazz lovers; A starting point for collections". Toronto Star, November 2, 2006.
  6. ↑ "Hogtown grabs the spotlight". The Globe and Mail, February 26, 2002.
  7. ↑ "Porter picked for jazz award". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, February 26, 2004.
  8. ↑ "Top Honours". Jazz Journalists Association. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Ross Porter named to Order of Canada". JAZZ.FM91.
  10. ↑ "JAZZ.FM91 Posts Solid Year-Over-Year Performance on Latest Ratings Book". JAZZ.FM91, September 10, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Jazz.FM workers say the CEO harassed them. Now, they're accused of plotting a coup". Toronto Star, July 28, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Daughter of broadcast mogul Allan Slaight makes bid to gain control of troubled JAZZ.FM". Toronto Star, August 24, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Statement Regarding a Wrongful Dismissal Claim by a Former Employee". JAZZ.FM91, August 30, 2018.
  14. ↑ "JAZZ.FM91's Donor Members Offer Unprecedented Support". JAZZ.FM91, August 31, 2018.


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