Education
Syracuse University; University of Detroit Mercy.
Syracuse University; University of Detroit Mercy.
Dery was the Sports Director at WDFN from 1996 to 2009, after working for WHK Radio in Cleveland, Ohio. Dery announced his resignation from WDFN in mid-March, and accepted an update anchor position at competitor WXYT-FM, where he resigned in July 2013, rounding out his 17 years of experience as a Detroit sportscaster. He was the radio voice of the Detroit Titans men"s basketball and was the host for WXYT"s Detroit Pistons pregame, postgame and halftime segments.
On television, Dery filled in for George Blaha on Fox Sports Detroit"s Detroit Pistons broadcasts when Blaha does Michigan State Spartans football games.
He has also called MAC basketball on FSD. He can currently be seen on the 7 Sports Cave WXYZ-television show on Sunday mornings. Dery is a native of Pepper Pike, Ohio, and a graduate of Syracuse University.