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Lorianne Crook

Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase have been a team since 1983. From This Week in Country Music to the Crook and Chase series that ran from 1986 through 1993 to their newest TV venture, Crook and Chase have been described as the "dream team" of country music TV. Charlie Chase is married to his high school sweetheart and they have two children. Lorianne Crook married producer Jim Owens in 1985 and has been called "one of the ten most beautiful women on cable television."

Books for Women’s History Month

In honor of Women’s History Month in March, we are sharing books by women who have shaped history and have fought for their communities. Our list includes books about women who fought for racial justice, abortion rights, equality in the workplace, and ranges in topics from women in politics and prominent women in history to

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