Bob Drury | |
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| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Fairfield University |
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Bob Drury is an American writer and journalist. He has contributed to a variety of newspapers, magazines, and other publications. He is the author of over twelve non-fiction books. Currently, he resides in Manasquan, New Jersey. [1] [2]
Drury went to high school in Newark, New Jersey. He attended Fairfield University in Connecticut and majored in English. After school, Drury moved to Cape Cod. He held an assortment of jobs, which included working on a painting crew and on a commercial fishing pier. [3]
Drury began his writing career after hearing about a publication opportunity while playing for the Cape Cod Basketball League. For his first story published in the Cape Cod Standard Times, he earned $20. [3] Drury continued writing for this local newspaper, covering town council meetings. [3]
Later he moved to Harrison, New Jersey, where continued to work for various newspapers and magazines. Drury interviewed comedian Richard Belzer. Around this time, he also had a job as a film can carrier. [3]
Drury wrote for the sports column at New York Post . He started out by covering sports games no one else wanted, but that eventually led to bigger sporting events with the New York Giants, New York Jets, and New York Knicks. Drury was eventually made a columnist at the Post. [3]
Mike McAllory, Drury's close friend and former Post contributor, urged Drury to leave the Post, as he did. Drury eventually took his advice and joined Sports Magazine and worked on freelance crime stories for Daily News . Around the late 1980s, he was hired by Newsday , the same newspaper McAllory wrote for. [3]
Drury has been the author, co-author, or editor on nonfiction books. [4] A few of his subjects include the National Football League and the Cosa Nostra. One of his books, The Rescue Saga was turned into a documentary by the History Channel. [5] [6]
He has written for many publications including, The New York Times , Vanity Fair , Men's Journal , and GQ . Presently he is a contributing editor and foreign correspondent for Men's Health . [4] [5]
Throughout his writing career, Drury has reported from Iraq, Darfur, Afghanistan, Liberia, Belfast, Haiti, and Sarajevo. [5] [6]
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