[6] Tatge is a past Kiplinger Fellow in Public Affairs Reporting[7] at Ohio State University where he completed his master's degree in journalism.

Tatge spent eight years as the Cleveland Plain Dealer's statehouse investigative reporter uncovering corruption in state government.

Tatge's investigation into corruption at the Ohio Department of Insurance, entitled "Secrets of the Deal," was twice nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.

[8][9] In 2011, Tatge was named Eugene S. Pulliam Distinguished Visiting Professor of Journalism at DePauw University.

[10] In 2014, Tatge was awarded the Baldwin Business and Financial Graduate Fellowship[11] at the University of South Carolina.