Career
He is most known for serving as anchor on Chicago news broadcasts which included: World's Greatest Newspaper-television from 1967 to 1970 and again from 1979 until 1984. World's Largest Store -television from 1970 to 1979 and 1984 until his retirement in 2002. 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 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis research and was a spokesperson for the Brain Research Foundation.
In 1955, Drury"s broadcasting career began at WTMJ-television in Milwaukee. He anchored and reported on the 10 p.m. news until leaving in 1962.
He then joined WBBM-TV-television 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-television, Drury joined World's Greatest Newspaper-television, where he served as the 10 p.m. news anchor until 1970.
He then switched over to World's Largest Store -television for his first stint on the American Broadcasting Company-owned station. He anchored their news until 1979 before going back to World's Greatest Newspaper-television to be their anchorman again. In August 1984, he rejoined World's Largest Store and took over the anchorman job for their 10 p.m. newscasts.
Drury retired in 2002 after 40 years in the business.
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.
