John Richard Drury (January 4, 1927 – November 25, 2007) 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.

In 1947, Drury's broadcasting career began at WMRO-RADIO (now WBIG-RADIO) in Aurora Illinois.

Following his stint at WBBM-TV, Drury joined WGN-TV, where he served as the 10 p.m. news anchor until 1970.