hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌmðə stˈeɪt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv nˈuː jˈɔːɹk æt bɹˈɑːkpoːɹt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː ænd ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐn ˈɛm.ˈeɪ. fɹʌm nˈuː jˈɔːɹk jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt.
He graduated from the State University of New York at Brockport in 1963 and received an M.A. from New York University in 1968.