AL BECK
Weekends
Host of Midnight Metal
Email: [email protected]
Al Beck was born and raised in the Metro Detroit area. He attended Specs Howard School in 2006, which led to an internship with WRIF. Al has held various positions at The Riff, both on and off the microphone. He was only 19 years old the first time his voice was heard over these airwaves and has been on the air in some capacity ever since. From 2009-2017, Al hosted the midnight show weekdays on WRIF. In the summer of 2017, Al joined the Dave & Chuck “The Freak” morning show as a producer and personality. Al Beck has spent his entire broadcast career here at 101 WRIF since the first day of his internship on March 15, 2006.
ANNE ERICKSON
Weekends
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Anne Erickson started her radio career shortly after graduating from Michigan State University. She has worked on air in Detroit, Flint, Toledo, Lansing, and beyond. As someone who loves rock, metal, and alt music, she instantly fell in love with radio and hasn’t looked back. When she’s not working, Anne makes her music with her band, Upon Wings, and she also loves cheering on her favorite Detroit and Michigan sports teams, especially Lions and MSU football. Anne is also an award-winning journalist; her byline has run in various national publications. Reach out to her on socials and say hi!
CORT FREEMAN
Weekends
Cort Freeman was born and raised in Metro Detroit. He was named Clarkston High School 2009 Class Clown 13 years after graduating. Totally normal thing to happen. That’s thanks to his time as an Intern at Comedy Central and Social Media Correspondent for The Colbert Report. Cort has done comedy nationwide, both standing up and sitting down. When he’s not trying to make you laugh on-air and online, he’s probably at home enjoying his favorite shows like Seinfeld, South Park, and The Office. He’s also totally uncomfortable writing about himself in the third person.
NATE
Weekends
Nate is happily married, with a couple of cats and his beloved husky, Mabel. He’s a HUGE sports fan and grew up reading the back of old baseball cards to memorize stats and players so he could school everyone with his knowledge. He loves drinking beer and hanging with friends on a Friday night and enjoys movies, music and video games! He is especially into anything supernatural and even the ” cryptozoology ” field (look it up). Nate knew at a young age he wanted to do radio, and officially got his start in 2020 after graduating from Specs Howards School of Media Arts! He joined the WRIF crew in 2023!
