Background
Turok, Paul Harris was born on December 3, 1929 in New York City. Son of Joseph and Esther (Pashman) Turok.
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Turok, Paul Harris was born on December 3, 1929 in New York City. Son of Joseph and Esther (Pashman) Turok.
Bachelor, Queens College, New York City, 1950; Master of Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 1951; Master of Science, Baruch College, 1986.
Music director, Station KPFA, Berkeley, 1955-1956; lecturer, City College of New York, 1959-1963; visiting professor, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1963-1964; music critic, New York Herald-Tribune, 1964-1965; critic, columnist, Music Journal, New York, 1964-1979; critic, columnist, Ovation magazine, New York, since 1980; critic, contributor, New York Times, since 1984; critic, contributor, Station WQXR, First Hearing, New York, since 1985. Public Turok's Choice, since 1990.
Served with United States Army, 1953-1955.
Married Susan Kay Frucht, March 24, 1967.