Women of the year throwback: 8 Canadians who rocked the ’80s and ’90s

The year: 1982

The “unbeatable” long-time host of CBC’s As It Happens clinched the coveted WOTY title as she prepared to jump from radio to television (on the Ceeb’s current-affairs serial The Journal). And despite enumerating the many envy-inspiring aspects of Frum’s life — her strong good looks and “exotic African art” collection, for example — profile writer Karen Rand insisted that “it’s in the professional sphere that [Frum’s] bubble really glistens.”