9 8 5 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁journalist , ▁special izing ▁in ▁radio , ▁television ▁and ▁drama . ▁He ▁worked ▁for ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 7 – 6 3 , ▁winning ▁ ▁five ▁publish er ' s ▁awards . ▁ ▁A ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁native , ▁Sh an ley ▁attended ▁Ford ham ▁University ▁and ▁was ▁employed ▁as ▁a ▁copy boy ▁by ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁the ▁year ▁he ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree . ▁So on ▁there after ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁general ▁assignment ▁rep orter , ▁remaining ▁in ▁the ▁position ▁until ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁when ▁he ▁took ▁a ▁leave ▁of ▁absence ▁to ▁en list ▁in ▁the ▁Army ▁and ▁serve ▁in ▁counter int elligence ▁at ▁such ▁the aters ▁of ▁war ▁as ▁China , ▁Bur ma , ▁India ▁and ▁North ▁Africa . ▁ ▁Return ing ▁to ▁The ▁Times ▁after ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁became , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁assistant ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁drama ▁news ▁department ▁and ▁was ▁assigned , ▁as ▁editor , ▁to ▁cover ▁radio ▁and ▁television ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁when ▁he ▁also ▁joined ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁his ▁al ma ▁mater , ▁Ford ham , ▁as ▁a ▁part - time ▁professor ▁of ▁communic ations , ▁continu ing ▁to ▁teach ▁there ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁After ▁contrib uting ▁scores ▁of ▁articles ▁and ▁reviews , ▁mostly ▁about ▁various ▁produ ctions ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 0 s