Tampa Mayor Jane Castor’s PR now run by former Times political editor Adam Smith Charlie Frago, Tampa Bay Times TAMPA — A familiar face and byline to anyone who follows Florida politics will soon be on news releases, YouTube videos and television in a new role: Adam Smith has been hired as Mayor Jane Castor’s communication director. Smith, 56, begins work Thursday. And he said his main focus will be telling all the good stories that Florida’s third-largest city has to offer. There are more than he knew before taking the job, Smith said Wednesday. “My job is to help the city tell as many good stories as possible,” he said.