Thomas Tanquary
Lecturer; Broadcast Journalism
Lawrence and Kristina Dodge College of Film and Media Arts
Office Location: Marion Knott Studios 266
Email: tanquary@chapman.edu
Biography
Thomas Tanquary has worked in professional media for the last 49 years. He started
as a part time newspaper photographer in 1971 then moved into radio in 1972 working
as both management and on-air talent. In 1976, Thomas began his TV career as a news
photographer at a local TV station. In 1984 he moved to Los Angeles to work for NBC
local news. In 1992 he started my own production company doing freelance work for
network TV, independent productions, and my own projects. Thomas co-wrote the text
book "Portable Video - ENG and EFP" through 5 editions for The Focal Press.