Ross Porter (Canadian broadcaster)
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Ross Porter 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.
Porter was named to the Order of Canada in June of 2013 in recognition of his contribution to Canadian culture. Under his leadership the station has received numerous awards including in June of 2016 JAZZ.FM91 was the recipient of best jazz format and the New York Festivals World's Best Radio Program. In the fall of 2016 JAZZ.FM91 was voted best Torontol radio station in Now Magazine's readers poll.
Porter lives on a farm outside of Toronto with his wife Denise, the former publicist at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, and their three dogs. During the summer of 2015, he studied at the Harvard School of Business.
A sampling of some of the artists Porter has interviewed for both radio and tv: Anne Murray,Benny Goodman,Bill Charlap,Bob Hope,Bob James,Bobby Colomby,Branford Marsalis,Brian Wilson,Bruce Lundvall,Burton Cummings,Carlos Santana,Carmen McRae,Cassandra Wilson,Charlie Haden,Chick Corea,Count Basie,Cleo Laine,Creed Taylor,Curtis Stigers,Dave Brubeck,David Clayton Thomas,David Fathead Newman,David Porter,David Sanborn,Dennis Wilson,Dexter Gordon,Diana Krall,Diane Reeves,Dick Hyman,Don Rickles,Don Thompson,Dr. John,Ed Bickert,Eddie Money,Ella Fitzgerald,Frank Zappa,Gary Burton,George Benson,Gerry Mulligan,Harry Chapin,Harry Colomby,Harry Connick Jr.,Herbie Hancock,Holly Cole,Hubert Laws,Ian Shaw,Jackie Richardson,Jackie Terrason,Jane Siberry,Jerry Wexler,Jill Barber,Jim Carey,Jim Cuddy,Jimmy Scott,Jimmy Webb,Jo Stafford,Joe Lovano,Joe Pass,Joe Zawinul,Joel Dorn,John Dankworth,John Hammond, John McDermott,John Pizzarelli,Jon Hendricks,Joni Mitchell,Joshua Redman,Keith Jarrett,Kenny Rankin,Kenny Wheeler, Larry Carlton,Lenny Breau,Leonard Cohen,Liberace,Lionel Hampton,Manfred Eicher,Marc Jordan, Michael Buble, ,Michael Brecker,Michael Cuscuna,Mick Fleetwood,Moe Koffman,Mose Alison,Nicolette Larson,Norma Winstone,Oliver Jones,PJ Perry,Pat Metheny,Patrick Williams,Paul McCartney,Peter Frampton,Petter Appleyard,Phil Nimmons,Phil Ramone,Quincy Jones,Randy Bachman,Randy Brecker,Ray Brown,Renee Rosness,Rob McConnell,Robbie Robertson,Seymour Stein,Shelby Lynne,Shelly Yakus,Sonny Stitt,Sophie Milman,Steely Dan,Steve Forbert,Steven Page,Styx,Sylvia Tyson,Telly Savalas,Teo Macero,Tom Scott,Tommy LiPuma,Tony Bennett,Toto,Vic Vogel,Warren Zevon,Wayne Shorter,William Claxton,Wynton Marsalis,Yvonne Elliman,k. d. Lang
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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