Rosalie Trombley

Rosalie Trombley
Born(1939-09-18)September 18, 1939
Leamington, Ontario, Canada
DiedNovember 23, 2021(2021-11-23) (aged 82)
Leamington, Ontario, Canada
OccupationMusic director

Rosalie Trombley (September 18, 1939 – November 23, 2021)[1] was a Canadian music director of Windsor, Ontario AM Top 40 radio station CKLW, also known as "The Big 8". She was known for her ability to select songs that would later become big hits. At the time, she was one of the few female music directors in AM Top 40;[2] CKLW's listenership reached across the Detroit–Windsor transborder region, and Kal Rudman, editor of the music trade publication Friday Morning Quarterback, described Trombley as "the number one music director in the United States."[3]

She broke numerous artists such as Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, and Bob Seger, who later wrote a song about her entitled "Rosalie".

Her influence as a music director later led to an annual award being named after her.

  1. ^ Neil Genzlinger (December 17, 2021). "Rosalie Trombley, Who Picked Hits and Made Stars, Dies at 82". The New York Times. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ Anastasia Pantsios. "Women in Rock." Cleveland Plain Dealer, October 28, 1977, p. F2.
  3. ^ Robert Martin. "Super-Monster Rosalie Trombley is Queen of the Top 40 Charts." Toronto Globe & Mail, January 13, 1973, p. 25.