John Drury
Born	January 4, 1927(1927-01-04) Aurora, Illinois, United States
Died	November 25, 2007 (aged 80)
Occupation	Anchorman Reporter
Spouse(s)	Marjorie (deceased) Ann
Children	Logan Jim Richard Susan

John Drury (January 4, 1927 – November 25, 2007) was an anchorman from Chicago, IL. He appeared on both WGN-TV and WLS-TV. Upon his retirement came the news that he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig's disease. He was a leading activist for ALS research and was a spokesperson for the Brain Research Foundation.

Contents 1 Career 2 Awards 3 Personal and Death 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Career

In 1955, Drury's broadcasting career began at WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee. He anchored and reported on the 10 p.m. news until leaving in 1962. ^[1]

He then joined WBBM-TV. He both anchored and reported news for them until 1967. During this time, he served as Fahey Flynn's first co-anchor.

Following his stint at WBBM-TV, Drury joined WGN-TV, where he served as the 10 p.m. news anchor until 1970. ^[1] He then switched over to WLS-TV for his first stint on the ABC-owned station. He anchored their news until 1979 before going back to WGN-TV to be their anchorman again.

Drury stayed at WGN until 1984 during which he won numerous awards such as the Chicago Father of the Year and also a Chicago Emmy awards for Individual Excellence in 1983. ^[1]

In August 1984, he rejoined WLS and took over the anchorman job for their 10 p.m. newscasts. He won two more Chicago Emmy awards for Individual Excellence in 1987 and 1988. ^[1] Drury retired in 2002 after 40 years in the business. ^[2] He won one more Chicago Emmy in 2003 for his news report, "9/11/02 The New Homeland."

[edit] Awards

• Chicago Journalism Hall of Fame Induction - 1996
• Chicago Emmy Award for Individual Excellence - 1983, 1987, 1988 and 2003 ^[1]
• Illinois Journalist of the Year - 2002
• Chicago Press Veteran of the Year - 2002
• Chicago Father of the Year - 1983
• Better Government Association's Distinguished Journalism Award - 1989
• Silver Circle Award - 1996 ^[2]
• John Drury Day - February 27, 2002 - Chicago: Mayor Richard M. Daley

[edit] Personal and Death

Drury was married to his wife Marjorie and had 4 children, Logan, James, Richard, and Susan.

Upon Marjorie's death in 1987 , Drury remarried to wife Ann Guecerio.^[2] Drury lived mostly in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, but later moved to Wheaton, Illinois when he remarried. He died at 7:34 pm, on November 25, 2007 in his home in Wheaton, surrounded by his family.^[3]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• White Sox game dedicated to ABC7's John Drury
• Former ABC7 anchor battles debilitating disease

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