Charlie Chase
Tennessee Mornings Host
Charlie Chase was born in Rogersville, Tennessee and moved to Nashville in 1974. He has been in broadcasting thirty-five years and counting! His radio career began at age 13 working parttime and later worked on-air jobs while serving as Program and Music Director in Kingsport, Knoxville, and, later, Nashville, landing at the world famous WSM Radio--replacing Pat Sajak when he decided to pursue television. While working at WSM Radio, he began doing music reports for Channel 4 in Nashville. This lead to being offered the host position for the station's long-running midday magazine program in 1982. It was during that stint that television producer Jim Owens connected with Charlie to begin This Week in Country Music, which debuted in 1983. Charlie also hosted and produced the highly-rated series of specials: Funny Business with Charlie Chase and the Crook and Chase Show. Past playing partners include John Daly, Fuzzy Zoeller, Bob Murphy, Troy Aikman, former Vice President Dan Quayle, and other sports and music figures who also look at golf as a way to get out of the house. Charlie also enjoys visiting historic sites and searching for antiques.

Kelly Sutton
Tennessee Mornings Host
Kelly Sutton wakes up at 3 am ready for anything! "You never know what we may be doing from day to day. We could be talking to the Mayor or handling the world's largest snake. That is what makes this job fun!" Kelly has been at Fox 17 for three years now. Before Nashville, she was the anchor for the 6 & 10 pm newscasts at CBS 44 in Evansville, Indiana. She also worked on the CBS 44 Early Show for two years and anchored in the Owensboro Bureau for a two months. Born in Louisville, Kentucky and raised in Hanover, Indiana, she graduated from Franklin College and took a job at WTHR NBC 13 in Indianapolis. Kelly volunteers with Monroe Harding Children's Home, The March of Dimes, MDA and Team in Training. She serves as the media spokesperson for the Middle Tennessee chapter of The Alzheimer's Association's Memory Walk. Kelly has participated in three Music City Half Marathons. She enjoys playing golf, tennis and eating at new restaurants. She lives with her husband Paul, her Jack Russell Terrier "Jack" and rabbit "Georgia".

Brooke Austin
Tennesse Mornings News
Brooke Austin is a 1988 graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia. She has a Bachelor of Journalism degree, and Studied both radio and TV during her college years. Since then, She's been a radio reporter/anchor in several cities including Dallas, Minneapolis, San Diego, Miami and now Nashville. Brooke has also done TV reporting in Nashville. Highlights from her Broadcast career include covering the case of spree killer Andrew Cunanan in Miami Beach in 1997 which included local and National radio reports. Brooke has many awards for her reporting. From breaking news to feature stories such as her series on "Kids And Money: Time for Change" that won an Associated Press award and her San Diego coverage of NAFTA in the mid 1990's. Brooke is a native of Mt. Carmel, Illinois, and she has many relatives in the Nashville area. She lives in Brentwood with her husband and son.

Rachael Bernard
Live Commercial Coordinator
Rachael Bernard, a native of Nashville , began acting at a young age only to decide later to make a career of it. After starring in High School productions, local theatre and with some encouragement from her acting coach, Arita Trahan, Rachael soon left for New York City , to continue her acting studies at the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Upon graduating, Rachael eagerly attended many auditions, taking part in several off Broadway Productions. After staying in the “Big Apple” she returned to Nashville to appear in both independent films, national commercials, and began working for Tennessee Mornings on Fox 17.
Rachael's work in local theatre and music, helps her bring a unique perspective to Nashville entertainment in her “Around Town with Rachael” segments. Her background in writing and improv serve her well in her work with live sponsors and help her to fit right in with the “Drama” on Tennessee Mornings.
Rachael's ultimate goal is to win an Oscar for Best Actress. But in the mean time her dog Oscar will suffice.