As a former radio music director, I’ve always wanted to know how great programmers like Rosalie, Nevin Grant and many other well-known radio MDs and PDs know what’s going to be a hit.   

Is it the musical notes forming a certain musical phrase that just sound so good that it creates a “catchy piece of ear candy” that you can’t help but love what you hear?   

Is it the words of the song that make a great story that you just love the song?

Is it a combination of great lyrics and music?

Just curious as to what makes the perfect hit record.

Rosalie Trombley now has her own posthumous website. It's not terribly extensive, but the best page is probably the list of famous songs she helped turned into hits. You can see them here.