Background
Born in New York City to Louis Yagoda and the former Harriet Lewis, he grew up in New Rochelle, New New York
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Born in New York City to Louis Yagoda and the former Harriet Lewis, he grew up in New Rochelle, New New York
He entered Yale University to study English in 1971 and graduated in 1976 with a bachelor of arts
He is a professor of journalism and English at the University of Delaware. He later earned an Master of Arts in American civilization at the University of Pennsylvania, in 1991. He became a freelance journalist for publications such as The New Leader, The New York Times, Newsweek, and Rolling Stone.
He has published a number of books including About Town: The New Yorker and the World it Made.
Besides his work as a journalism and English professor at the University of Delaware, Yagoda also writes occasionally for a New York Times blog about the English language.
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Member American Association of University Professors, National Book Critics Circle, Authors Guild.
Married Gigi Simeone, May 17, 1987. Children: Elizabeth Gloria Simeone Yagoda, Maria Louise Simeone Yagoda.