The Strombo Show is a Canadian radio show, hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos, which has aired since 2005.
The show originated on Standard Broadcasting's CFRB in Toronto and CJAD in Montreal as a lighthearted news-oriented talk show. In November 2007, the show moved to the Corus network and the format changed to one of mainly music. The Strombo Show broadcast from 102.1 The Edge's Toronto studio and on other radio stations in the Corus Entertainment network, including CFOX-FM in Vancouver, Power 97 in Winnipeg, FM96 in London and Y108 in Hamilton. On the Corus network, the show aired for three hours on Sunday nights, combining music, celebrity guests, and calls from listeners.
The show moved to CBC Radio 2 in November 2009.[1]
On Radio 2, the show follows a freeform format, airing contemporary music personally chosen by Stroumboulopoulos, his CBC Radio colleagues Bob Mackowycz and Rich Terfry, interview guests or listener requests. In an interview with chartattack.com, Stroumboulopoulos acknowledged that being on a public radio network gives him more flexibility to choose music without genre limitations than the Corus version of his show, which aired on modern rock and active rock stations, did.[2]
Regular features of the show include a Tom Waits song at 10 p.m. every show, an entire side of a classic album, and a "Sad-Off" in which Stroumboulopoulos and Mackowycz solicit listener input, via Twitter, Facebook or e-mail, regarding which of two selected songs is sadder.