▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁television , ▁he ▁left ▁The ▁Times ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁and ▁joined ▁New ▁York ▁City ' s ▁independent ▁TV ▁station , ▁W OR ▁Channel ▁ 9 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁W OR ▁radio , ▁in ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁public ▁relations ▁director . ▁Four ▁years ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁he ▁accepted ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁assistant ▁to ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁Brook lyn ' s ▁Pr att ▁Institute ▁which ▁special izes ▁in ▁architecture , ▁interior ▁design ▁and ▁industrial ▁design . ▁After ▁another ▁three ▁years , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁another ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁instit utes ▁of ▁higher ▁learning , ▁York ▁College , ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁Queens , ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁college ▁relations ▁until ▁ret iring ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁Sh an ley ▁was ▁ 7 0 ▁years ▁old ▁and ▁res iding ▁the ▁Long ▁Island ▁sub urb ▁of ▁B eller ose ▁Village , ▁when ▁he ▁died ▁of ▁lung ▁cancer ▁at ▁the ▁Mer cy ▁H osp ice ▁in ▁nearby ▁Rock ville ▁Centre . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Regin a ▁Cla ire ▁O ' B rien , ▁were ▁the ▁parents ▁of ▁five ▁sons ▁and ▁two ▁daughters . ▁He ▁is ▁buried ▁at ▁Cal ver ton ▁National ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 8 5 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁male ▁journal ists ▁Category :