membership. Following a Ontario Court ruling granting access to the membership contact information to the Save JAZZFM under the leadership of Brian Hemming. A sufficient proportion of the membership signed a petition requiring the Board of Directors to call the extraordinary meeting to overturn the station's board of directors. A general meeting of the membership held on February 15, 2019, succeeded in removing the board by a vote of 446 to 435, electing a new board composed of the dissident group. Lorie Russell, Vice President and Managing Director of JAZZ.FM91 announced in September 2020 that she would be leaving the station in mid-December. Former JAZZ.FM Director of Sales and Marketing Dana Wigle returned to the station as General Manager., Under new management, JAZZ.FM91 won several broadcasting awards and expanded its digital presence with the addition of podcasts, specialty channels and virtual concerts. Awards and honors Silver award, The Sound of Jazz, New York Festivals Radio Awards, 2018 Silver award, Music to Listen to Jazz By with Ross Porter, New York Festivals Radio Awards, 2018 Gold award, The Journey to Jazz and Human Rights, New York Festivals Radio Awards, 2020 Winner, Campus or Community Station of the Year, Canadian Radio Awards, 2021 Winner, Sound of Success Award, Canadian Radio Awards, 2021 Finalist, Music Director of the Year, Canadian Radio Awards, 2021 Finalist, Black History Month Vignettes, New York Festivals Radio Awards, 2021 Finalist, The View From L.A., New York Festivals Radio Awards, 2021 Winner, Best Radio Station, NOW Readers' Choice Poll, 2021 Finalist, Best Radio Personality, NOW Readers' Choice Poll, 2021 Gold award, Best Jazz Format, New York Festivals Radio Awards, 2022 Finalist, Black History Month Vignettes, New York Festivals Radio Awards, 2022 Finalist, Caribbean Christmas Mixtape, New York Festivals Radio Awards, 2022 Finalist, In the Land of the Misty Giant, New York Festivals Radio Awards, 2022 See also Ryerson Radio References External links JAZZ.FM91 Jrt Jrt Public radio in Canada Toronto Metropolitan University Radio stations established in 1949 1949 establishments in Ontario