- His booming delivery earned him the sobriquet 'The Voice'.
- For many years, Alex was a reporter, correspondent, and news anchor for the local NBC TV network affiliate in Chicago: WNBQ and when their call letters changed, WMAQ. As anchor, he was replaced by Floyd Kalber in 1962. Dreier won acclaim for his coverage of the Korean war.
- Started as a reporter for UPI in 1941.
- At the time of his death served on the board of the Eisenhower Medical Centre and as chairman of the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences in Rancho Mirage.
- In World War II, he served in the OSS (Office of Strategic Services), precursor of the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency).
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