Tash graduated from IU in 1976, majoring in journalism and political science. He accepted a prestigious Marshall Scholarship in Scotland. He began his career at the Times newspaper in the Tampa Bay, Fla., area, working as a reporter, city editor, metro editor, Washington bureau chief and executive editor. He is now chairman and CEO of the Times Publishing Co. and chairman of the Poynter Institute for Media Studies. He serves on the boards of the Pulitzer Prizes, The Associated Press and the Newspaper Association of America.