Background
Tanis, Richard Conrad was born on April 12, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Paul and Anne (Futterman) Tanis.
Tanis, Richard Conrad was born on April 12, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Paul and Anne (Futterman) Tanis.
Student, University Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1967. Bachelor, New York University, 1970.
Production editor Encyclopaedia Britannica, Chicago, 1970-1971. Copyreader, make-up editor The Wall Street Journal, 1971-1974. Actor Players Workshop of Second City, 1973-1975.
Contributing editor, critic Triad Magazine, 1974-1976. Writer, editor American Society Contemporary Medicine, Surgery and Ophthalmology, 1976-1977. Copywriter Bentley, Barnes & Lynn, 1977.
Account supervisor various agencies, 1978-1987. President, founder Tanis Communications, since 1987.
Community access television producer, Glenview, Illinois.
Married Pamela Johnson, October 17, 1976. Children: Adam Paul, Larissa Anne.