He was among the first reporters to cover the Abu Ghraib prison scandal and the subsequent court martial cases held in Baghdad.
Wright also spent time embedded with U.S. and British troops, reporting on the military’s humanitarian efforts in Baghdad, Basrah, and Mosul.
In October 2003, Wright reported live from the Congressional Black Caucus/FNC Democratic presidential candidate debate in Detroit.
During his tenure there, he covered a wide range of stories, including a historical event in Benin, West Africa, where African presidents Mathieu Kérékou of Benin, Jerry Rawlings of Ghana, and representatives from the United States, England, France and the Dominican Republic apologized for their role in slavery.
He reported on numerous high-profile newsmakers and events for the station, including John Gotti, Amy Fisher, the Howard Beach and Bensonhurst murder trials, and the 1989 Central Park jogger rape case.