Jim Ash
Reporter/ProducerA Miami native, former WFSU reporter Jim Ash he is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years of experience, most of it in print. He has been a member of the Florida Capital Press Corps since 1992.
Ash has worked variously as a reporter, columnist, and bureau chief. His specialties include state politics, the judicial system, and the environment. His career has included coverage of everything from the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and Hurricane Andrew to the Florida presidential recount.
Ash is a graduate of the University of Iowa where he earned a degree in English. He spent his summers interning for newspapers, including the Austin-American Statesman in Texas.
A hiking enthusiast, Ash has explored most of the public trails in California's Big Sur. He is an avid reader who enjoys traveling, exploring the Big Bend, and water sports.
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Eric Larson, Florida’s top cyber cop, says even hyper vigilance can’t completely protect the state’s critical data networks from a daily barrage of… -
A dearth of high-speed internet access in much of rural Florida is hamstringing efforts to build a high quality workforce, experts are warning. A new… -
Florida would no longer issue marriage licenses to couples younger than 18 under bill filed Monday by Republican lawmakers. Senate Rules Chairman Lizbeth… -
University of Florida President Kent Fuchs is warning about white supremacist Richard Spencer’s request to appear on the Gainesville campus in September… -
Leon County leads the rest of Florida when it comes to the number of people with some form of a college degree or professional training, according to a… -
Local officials are gloating after a prominent trade journal named Tallahassee’s annual LeMoyne Art Festival the best in the nation. The magazine… -
Animal rights and environmental groups are urging members to flood the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with pleas not to alter the Florida Panther’s… -
Bill Nelson, Florida’s senior U.S. Senator, says he’s deeply concerned about North Korea’s ability to arm an ICBM with a nuclear warhead. So far,… -
With the solar and geo-thermal powered Sustainable Demonstration Center as a backdrop, Leon County officials gathered Tuesday with a handful of private… -
The American Civil Liberties Union is vowing to plow $5 million into a felon rights initiative now that organizers have cleared initial Florida Supreme…
