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 (today he's the host of Wheel of Fortune).
While working at WSM Radio, Chase began doing music reports for WSM-TV (now WSMV) in Nashville. This led to being offered the host position for the station's long-running midday magazine program in 1982.
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