Background
Tapinas, Laimonas was born on June 6, 1944 in Palanga, Lithuania. Son of Mykolas and Elza (Skudikyte) Tapinas.
Tapinas, Laimonas was born on June 6, 1944 in Palanga, Lithuania. Son of Mykolas and Elza (Skudikyte) Tapinas.
Student, Vilnius (Lithuania) University, 1971. District Attorney in Art Criticism, Institute Cinema and Theatre, St. Petersbourg, 1978. Postgraduate, Sorbonne University, Paris, 1979.
Journalist, Sports newspaper, Vilnius, 1964-1967; journalist, Svyturys, Vilnius, 1967-1971; lecturer, Vilnius U., 1971-1983; head, chair journalism, Vilnius U., 1983-1988; director Institute Journalism, Vilnius U., 1988-1992; director general, Lithuanian Radio and television, Vilnius, 1992-1995; director, Lithuanian Journalism Centre, Vilnius, since 1995.
President Lithuanian Radio and television Board, Vilnius, 1989-1993. Member Lithuanian Journalists Society (member presidium since 1990), Lithuanian Writers S-ty.
Married Violeta Ruksaite, October 2, 1968. 1 child, Andrius Balys.