Charlie Chase (born October 19, 1952) is a radio and television host best known for his work on The Nashville Network program Crook & Chase. Currently, he hosts the local television show Tennessee Mornings on WZTV FOX 17 in Nashville. Image File history File linksMetadata Charlie_Chase. ... is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... “Nashville” redirects here. ...

Childhood

Charlie Chase was born October 19, 1952 in Rogersville, Tennessee. He attended school at Rogersville City School and began his radio career at age 13, working part-time -- and later full-time -- at WRGS AM 1370 Radio in Rogersville. is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rogersville is a town located in Hawkins County, Tennessee. ... Rogersville City School is a public elementary and middle school in Rogersville, Tennessee. ... Rogersville is a town located in Hawkins County, Tennessee. ...

Early career

Chase graduated from Rogersville High School in 1970, after working on-air jobs as Program Director and Music Director at stations in Kingsport and Knoxville. He moved to Nashville in 1974, where he went to work at WMAK Radio (AM-1300), the city's top-rated station at the time. Later, he moved to the home of the Grand Ole Opry, WSM AM 650, replacing Pat Sajak when Sajak decided to pursue television. Kingsport is a city located primarily in Sullivan County, and also partially in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States. ... Nickname: Location within the U.S. State of Tennessee. ... “Nashville” redirects here. ... The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly Saturday night country music radio program broadcast live on WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee, and televised on Great American Country network. ... WSM may refer to one of the following: AM radio station WSM in Nashville, Tennessee, USA FM radio station WSM-FM, also in Nashville Web-based System Manager, an IBM management software for administering AIX 5L host on RS/6000 systems. ... Pat Sajak (born Patrick Leonard Sajdak on October 26, 1946), is an Emmy Award-winning television personality and one-time talk show host, best known as the host of the popular and long-running American television game show, Wheel of Fortune. ...

While working at WSM Radio, Chase began doing music reports for Channel 4 in Nashville. This led to being offered the host position for the station's long-running midday magazine program in 1982. Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ...

Television career

It was during that stint that television producer Jim Owens got in contact with Chase and pitched the idea for the television show This Week in Country Music, which was cohosted by Ownes' soon-to-be wife Lorianne Crook and debuted in 1983. Lorianne Crook (born 19 February 1957) is a radio and television hostess best known for her work on The Nashville Network program A well-respected interviewer, Ms. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ...

During this period, Chase also hosted and produced a highly-rated series of specials: Funny Business with Charlie Chase and The Crook and Chase Show.

See also

• Lorianne Crook
• Rogersville, Tennessee
• The Nashville Network
• WRGS Radio; Rogersville, Tennessee