His many years of tennis broadcasts included numerous Davis Cup tournaments and Rod Laver's attainment of his second Grand Slam in the 1969 U.S. Open final. In motor sport, he covered Jack Brabham's Formula One World Championship win at the 1966 French Grand Prix. In association with "The Age" he promoted major golf tournaments over 13 years including the Australian Open, the Australian PGA Championship and the Victorian Open. Notable televised events that Charlton hosted included the "Royal Charity Concert" for Queen Elizabeth II at the Sydney Opera House in 1980, a broadcast from Gallipoli for "Australia Live" in 1988, the VP Day 50th anniversary in 1995 and the "Caltex Sports Star of the Year" over a period of 30 years. For more than 25 years, Charlton was MC for Anzac Day ceremonies at the Shrine of Remembrance. He actively supported a number of charities, including the Alfred Hospital Foundation (Chairman and Life Governor), the Royal Flying Doctor Service, Melbourne Legacy, the Australian Olympic Team fund, the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Cancer Council Victoria, the Australian War Memorial appeal, the Shrine of Remembrance restoration appeal and Odyssey House. Charlton was married to wife Loris. He had three children; Jon, Robyn and Cathy. In 1969 "The Australian Women's Weekly" reported that he was training to be a pilot and was the owner of two restaurants. Charlton died on 17 December 2012 at the age of 83 from bowel cancer. He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 1990. In 2001 he was awarded the Centenary Medal. In 2003 he was upgraded within the Order of Australia to Member level (AM), "for service to the community through the organisation and promotion of fundraising events to support a range of health, research, rehabilitation and veteran groups in Australia". In 2011 he was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.