Consumer Technology Reporter Jamey Tucker started providing his daily “What the Tech” stories to Action 8 News in 2019. He can be seen on Action 8 News Rising as well as Action 8 News at 5:00 and 5:30PM.
Jamey previously worked as a reporter for WKRN in Nashville, Tennessee. He was also an anchor and reporter for WREG in Memphis, Tennessee, and WHNT in Huntsville.
Jamey has been honored by the Associated Press in Alabama as Best Reporter and Best Feature reporter for his work as a religion reporter. His love for technology reporting grew while working in Nashville. Jamey now focuses entirely on technology reporting and enjoys finding new apps and gadgets to make life easier, safer and a little more fun.
Jamey and his wife have three children and are the proud owners of a hairless cat.
You can follow Jamey and submit story ideas and questions on X at @jameytucker.
Montgomery police are investigating a shooting early this morning on Narrow Lane Road that left one person dead and two others hurt. Police say at about 1 a.m., they arrived to the 5000 block of Narrow Lane Road to find…
The Montgomery Fire Department is investigating three fires, two of which happened on Christmas Day. First, at about 5:10 p.m. on Christmas, fire/rescue units responded to an apartment fire in the 5700 Block of Calmar Drive. Firefighters say they found…
The city of Montgomery is working with Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries to offer a free Christmas tree recycling on Dec. 26 and Jan. 2. Residents can take discarded Christmas trees to any one of the City’s regular Saturday trash…
Kevin Marks scored on a 1-yard touchdown run with 1:09 left and Buffalo made a final defensive stop to beat Marshall 17-10 in the Camellia Bowl at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery. Subbing for the national leader in rushing yards per…
Alabama teammates Mac Jones and DeVonta Smith, along with Clemson's Trevor Lawrence and Florida's Kyle Trask, have been named finalists for the Heisman Trophy. The Heisman will be awarded Jan. 5 during a virtual ceremony as the pandemic forced the…
Gov. Kay Ivey has shared Christmas memories with the people of Alabama.
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed has delivered a video Christmas message to the people of the city. #HappyHolidays! Mayor @stevenlouisreed shared a holiday message focusing on gratitude, hope and resilience. Our community is stronger together, and we are thankful for the…
Bryan Harsin was introduced as the new head football coach at Auburn University this afternoon at a news conference that lasted more than an hour. He, his wife and one of his three children made the cross-country flight from Boise,…
Temperatures have fallen all day and for Christmas Eve afternoon, 30s and 40s are common. Sure there could be some flurries flying around, but the main story will be the frigid air…
