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 (first as a full-time weather reporter for the station KNBC, then as the longtime host of Wheel of Fortune until 2024).
While working at WSM Radio, Chase began doing music reports for WSM-TV (now WSMV) in Nashville.
It led to his being offered the host position for the station's long-running midday magazine program in 1982.
On December 22, 2009, Charlie chose to leave Tennessee Mornings to care for an ailing family member.