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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>
-==Career==
-Porter was 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> from 2004 to 2018 he was 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> Porter was 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/>
-Porter stepped down in May 2018 to become president emeritus to spend more time with his family.{{cn|date=June 2018}} He continues to host his popular Music to Listen to Jazz By radio show on Saturday mornings.
-In 2005 Porter created, and became executive producer of Jazz Lives, the station’s annual fundraising event.{{cn|date=June 2018}}
-Porter 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> 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 2009, the [[Jazz Journalists Association]] nominated Porter for the Willis Conover-Marian McPartland Award for Broadcasting.{{cn|date=June 2018}}
-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.{{cn|date=June 2018}}
-==Scandal ==
-In 2005, Porter faced accusations of racism by staff members at JAZZ.FM.<ref>{{cite news |title=NEWS LIFE FOOD & DRINK MUSIC MOVIES & TV CULTURE EVENTS CLASSIFIEDS HOME NEWS Jazz.FM hits sour note Well-known on-air host Tabby Johnson resigns over race tiff. |url=https://nowtoronto.com/news/jazzfm-hits-sour-note/ |publisher=Now Magazine}}</ref>
-In March 2018, Porter was accused of sexually harassing "more than a dozen"<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/article-torontos-jazzfm91-ceo-steps-down-in-wake-of-probe-into-sexual/}}</ref> current and former employees. In May 2018, he stepped down from his position as president and CEO on the heels of the investigation into complaints of sexual harassment and creating a toxic work environment.<ref>{{cite news |title=Toronto’s JAZZ.FM91 CEO steps down in wake of probe into sexual-harassment allegations |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/article-torontos-jazzfm91-ceo-steps-down-in-wake-of-probe-into-sexual/ |publisher=Globe and Mail}}</ref>
-==Family==
-Porter is married to Denise Porter, the former publicist with the Winnipeg Art Gallery. They live on a farm outside of Toronto.{{cn|date=June 2018}}
-==References==
-{{reflist|2}}
-==External links==
-*[http://www.jazz.fm JAZZ.FM91 Website]
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