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Chicago lost a television icon this week when reporter and anchorman John Drury died at the age of 80.
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The broadcasting career of John Drury spanned fifty years, and included four decades on the air in Chicago. Starting in 1962 he reported news for WBBM-TV, serving as the first co-anchor for Fahey Flynn. He was anchor at WGN-TV from 1967 through 1970, and again from 1979 through 1984. Between his stints at WGN, he anchored the news at WLS-TV from 1970 until 1979, where he returned in 1984 until his retirement in 2002.
John Drury strove to speak honestly about topics he cared about and considered himself a guest in the homes of his viewers. He was warm and trustworthy and viewers rewarded him with unmatched loyalty, as they followed him from station to station.
His many awards and honors include four Emmy awards, the Silver Circle Award and induction into the Chicago Journalism Hall of Fame. Upon his retirement the City of Chicago declared March 1, 2002 “John Drury Day”.
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