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'''Ross Porter''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] broadcast executive and music writer.<ref>"Variety key to new show covering all forms of popular music". ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]'', March 29, 1992.</ref> Formerly a producer and host for [[CBC Radio 2]], where he was associated with programs including ''[[Night Lines]]'', ''Latenight'' and ''[[After Hours (radio show)|After Hours]]'',<ref>"CBC radio must renew itself or stagnate, top official says". ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', June 17, 1993.</ref> since 2004 he has been president and CEO of the [[Toronto]] non-profit jazz radio station [[CJRT-FM]] (JAZZ.FM91).<ref>"Porter to head CJRT-FM". ''[[National Post]]'', June 8, 2004.</ref> |
'''Ross Porter''' CM is a [[Canada|Canadian]] broadcast executive and music writer.<ref>"Variety key to new show covering all forms of popular music". ''[[Ottawa Citizen]]'', March 29, 1992.</ref> Formerly a producer and host for [[CBC Radio 2]], where he was associated with programs including ''[[Night Lines]]'', ''Latenight'' and ''[[After Hours (radio show)|After Hours]]'',<ref>"CBC radio must renew itself or stagnate, top official says". ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', June 17, 1993.</ref> since 2004 he has been president and CEO of the [[Toronto]] non-profit jazz radio station [[CJRT-FM]] (JAZZ.FM91).<ref>"Porter to head CJRT-FM". ''[[National Post]]'', June 8, 2004.</ref> |
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During his time with the CBC, he was also a pop culture reporter for [[CBC Television]]'s ''[[CBC News: The National|The National]]'' and [[CBC Newsworld]]'s ''[[On the Arts]]''.<ref name=cooltv>"Ross Porter joins CanWest: CBC jazz expert". ''[[National Post]]'', May 27, 2003.</ref> He was named vice-president of the jazz television channel [[CoolTV]] in 2003.<ref name=cooltv/> |
During his time with the CBC, he was also a pop culture reporter for [[CBC Television]]'s ''[[CBC News: The National|The National]]'' and [[CBC Newsworld]]'s ''[[On the Arts]]''.<ref name=cooltv>"Ross Porter joins CanWest: CBC jazz expert". ''[[National Post]]'', May 27, 2003.</ref> He was named vice-president of the jazz television channel [[CoolTV]] in 2003.<ref name=cooltv/> |
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Porter also published a consumer guide to jazz recordings, ''The Essential Jazz Recordings: 101 CDs'', in 2006.<ref>"The essential 101 for jazz lovers; A starting point for collections". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', November 2, 2006.</ref> |
Porter also published a consumer guide to jazz recordings, ''The Essential Jazz Recordings: 101 CDs'', in 2006.<ref>"The essential 101 for jazz lovers; A starting point for collections". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', November 2, 2006.</ref> |
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He is a two-time winner for Broadcaster of the Year at Canada's National Jazz Awards, in 2002<ref>"Hogtown grabs the spotlight". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', February 26, 2002.</ref> and 2004.<ref>"Porter picked for jazz award". ''[[Saskatoon Star-Phoenix]]'', February 26, 2004.</ref> In the spring of 2009, the [[Jazz Journalists Association]] nominated Porter for the Willis Conover-Marian McPartland Award for Broadcasting. |
He is a two-time winner for Broadcaster of the Year at Canada's National Jazz Awards, in 2002<ref>"Hogtown grabs the spotlight". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', February 26, 2002.</ref> and 2004.<ref>"Porter picked for jazz award". ''[[Saskatoon Star-Phoenix]]'', February 26, 2004.</ref> In the spring of 2009, the [[Jazz Journalists Association]] nominated Porter for the Willis Conover-Marian McPartland Award for Broadcasting. In June of 2014, he was made a member of the Order of Canada for his contributions to broadcasting. |
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Porter is married to Denise Porter, the former publicist with the Winnipeg Art Gallery. They live on a farm outside of Toronto. |
Porter is married to Denise Porter, the former publicist with the Winnipeg Art Gallery. They live on a farm outside of Toronto. |
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Ross Porter CM is a Canadian broadcast executive and music writer.[1] Formerly a producer and host for CBC Radio 2, where he was associated with programs including Night Lines, Latenight and After Hours,[2] since 2004 he has been president and CEO of the Toronto non-profit jazz radio station CJRT-FM (JAZZ.FM91).[3]
During his time with the CBC, he was also 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 also 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 the spring of 2009, the Jazz Journalists Association nominated Porter for the Willis Conover-Marian McPartland Award for Broadcasting. In June of 2014, he was made a member of the Order of Canada for his contributions to broadcasting.
Porter is married to Denise Porter, the former publicist with the Winnipeg Art Gallery. They live on a farm outside of Toronto.
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.
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