Born in the Pittsburgh suburb of Millvale, Pennsylvania and raised in nearby McCandless Township, Richert graduated from North Allegheny High School and Clarion University.
In July 1995, he moved another new position, providing weather forecasts for KDKA's 5, 6 and 11 p.m. news broadcasts, as Bob Kudzma scaled back his duties.
He currently hosts the morning news on the sister radio station KDKA-AM, a position he accepted late in 2001.
He also co-wrote a movie screenplay with friend John Mowod, Amazing Racer, which completed production in 2012.
The movie's cast includes the likes of Daryl Hannah, Julianne Michelle, Eric Roberts, Claire Forlani, Louis Gossett Jr., Jason Gedrick, Michael Madsen, Stephen Colletti, and Charles Durning.