John Drury

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John Drury

Communications

#7565

World Rank

#10323

Historical Rank

#3305

USA Rank

Journalism

#946

World Rank

#1084

Historical Rank

#585

USA Rank

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• Communications

John Drury 's Degrees

• Bachelors Journalism University of California, Berkeley

Why Is John Drury Influential?

According to Wikipedia, John Richard Drury was an American television news anchor from Chicago, Illinois. Drury is most known for serving as anchor on Chicago news broadcasts which included: WGN-TV from 1967 to 1970 and again from 1979 until 1984; WLS-TV 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. Drury was a leading activist for ALS research and was a spokesperson for the Brain Research Foundation. Drury died from motor neurone disease in 2007 at age 80.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With John Drury ?

John Drury is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of California, Berkeley