Why Usher Stopped Everything Mid-Concert: the Unplanned Reunion with Bet Legend Free Marie Wright
For longtime fans asking where Free is today, she never left the airwaves. Wright is a central anchor of Boston’s morning drive time on WBQT (Hot 96.9), serving as a co-host on The Get Up Crew. Her morning broadcasts combine hip hop culture, current affairs, and local community outreach.
Beyond the microphone, Wright has poured substantial energy into philanthropic work across New England. Her non-profit initiatives have focused on adolescent literacy, empowering young women in urban neighborhoods, and funding arts education in Boston public schools. She has turned down numerous generic television reunion formats, opting instead to build sustained equity in community-driven broadcasting. Her presence at the TD Garden was not a celebrity seeking camera time; she was simply a hometown staple supporting an artist she had championed for more than two decades.