He took TV camera crews into hospital medical theatres and neonatal intensive care clinic.

[3] After graduating, he originally wanted to pursue a career in journalism, before deciding to become a doctor and studying medicine at the University of Sydney.

[8] Wright studied medicine at the University of Sydney and first practised as a general practitioner (GP) in Tottenham, a small town in the Central West very close to the geographic centre of New South Wales.

[2] Wright, whilst running his private practice, started his media career, as the local correspondent for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, where his stories were sent to the ABC by Morse code.

[1] On television he appeared on The Mike Walsh Show and continued when that series was replaced by The Midday Show, where he became resident doctor during the tenure of both Ray Martin and Kerri-Anne Kennerley, spanning a period of 25 years, starting from the black and white era through to the transmission of colour.

[2] Wright also had regular column in magazines including Woman's Weekly, Women's Day, Dolly and Cleo.

It grew from an idea in Wright's teenage years to a national foundation that provides aged care accommodation for more than 700 elderly people.