ROSALIE TROMBLEY

Rosalie Trombley was music director of the Top 40 CKLW-AM in Detroit, MI, also known as "The Big 8", from 1968 to 1984. 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 Top 40. During the years of Rosalie’s tenure, she was thoughts of as the #1 Music Director in the U.S. She introduced numerous artists such as Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, and Bob Seger, who later wrote a song about her entitled "Rosalie". In addition, Rosalie Trombley is credited with significantly helping artists and music groups that included Elton John, Earth, Wind and Fire, Ted Nugent and The Guess Who. Her influence as a Music Director later led to an annual award being named after her at the Canadian Music Week, as the radio station, CKLW-AM was based in Windsor, Ontario, and impacted Canadian audiences and music artists in addition to those in the United States.

Rosalie Trombley received a Legends induction to the Radio Hall of Fame in 2022.