Jim Ash
Jim Ash is a reporter at WFSU-FM. A Miami native, 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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The University of Florida is denying white nationalist Richard Spencer’s request to appear on the Gainesville campus next month, citing the deadly... -
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. -
Florida would no longer issue marriage licenses to couples younger than 18 under bill filed Monday by Republican lawmakers. -
The American Civil Liberties Union is vowing to plow $5 million into a felon rights initiative now that organizers have cleared initial Florida Supreme... -
Some greyhound owners and racers are asking state regulators to reconsider a highly unusual decision to decouple slot machines from dog racing. -
Veteran regulator Ernie Marks takes the reins of the South Florida Water Management District at a pivotal time, says Audubon of Florida’s Eric Draper. -
Former Florida State University football player Tommy Warren and wife Kathleen Villacorta , both FSU law school grads, are joining a class-action... -
Education advocates went to court this week to argue that Florida isn’t complying with a 20-year-old constitutional mandate to provide a “uniform” and ... -
North Florida Democratic Congressman Al Lawson says he’s fighting for a bi-partisan agreement to rescue the Affordable Care Act, even as a Republican...
