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Friday was a jam-packed day for this gal, and started at 7:45 am at The Royal York Hotel with the 6th Annual Women in Broadcast “Trailblazers” Breakfast, produced by a trailblazer in her own right, Liz Janik. This year’s breakfast included guest speaker Karen Salmansohn, and Evanov Radio’s Ky Joseph, recipient of this year’s “Rosalie Award”. In case you’re wondering who “Rosalie” would be, she’s none other than Rosalie Trombley, the woman with the Golden Ears, the former receptionist and music librarian who became the Music Director at CKLW-AM in Windsor, famed for her ability to recognize a hit song. Look her up - and you’ll see just how important she was to the classic hits we all know and love.

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The first full night of shows at CMW 2008 led me to The Hard Rock Live (formerly Club 279) at Yonge Dundas Square, where I caught Chris Koster’s set. For a CMW show, the crowd was fairly sparse, but Koster still gave it his all, delivering his blend of glammy-emo tunes. From there, I was off to the Supermarket in Kensington Market to catch my first Sloan show in years. It was my highlight of the evening, especially because they played my favourite tune of theirs - “Everything You’ve Done Wrong”. More than a decade after these boys led the Can-Rock renaissance, they can still pack in the crowds and deliver a solid show!

Be sure to check Toonage.ca for full reviews & photos in the coming days from all of the shows, panels, and events that Team Toonage has checked out!