Legacy
Recording stars both established and aspiring visited Rosalie to promote their latest single releases, and the walls of her office were lined with gold records. Trombley fashioned a station that would appeal to black as well as white listeners by featuring soul and R&B product, especially the Motown sound for which Detroit was famous. The "Rosalie Trombley Award" honours women who have made their mark in broadcasting, and is presented during Canadian Music Week.
Trombley has been inducted into the Motor City (Detroit) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Canadian Music Week Broadcaster's Hall of Fame. She is now retired and still living in Windsor, Ontario.
Toronto based Markham Street Films released a documentary on CKLW in 2003 entitled Radio Revolution: The Rise and Fall of The Big 8. The documentary is a look at the history of the station and Trombley's contributions to the station's success are among the focuses of the documentary.
On June 14th, 2011, a scholarship in Rosalie's name was announced by St Clair College, for their Music Theatre Performance program. On June 16th, Rosalie received an honorary diploma from the Music Theatre Performance program.
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