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.
The Southeastern Conference today announced adjusted dates for preseason football activities for SEC schools with the first allowable practice now scheduled for August 17. The new SEC calendar provides student-athletes with more days off than required by the NCAA and…
President Donald Trump's demand that the U.S. government get a cut of Microsoft buying TikTok is the latest unprecedented scenario in an unprecedented situation. Microsoft is in talks to buy parts of TikTok, a forced sale after Trump threatened to…
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The Sheffield Career Center is hosting a Hiring Event for Aerotek, the recruiting and staffing agency for a solar farm construction project in Cherokee. Aerotek is hiring 200+ general laborers, forklift/skid steer operators, and heavy equipment operators. Base wages start…
Housing advocates fear that they could see a wave of evictions in the coming months, as states end moratoriums put in place during the coronavirus pandemic. One study estimates that as many as 23 million Americans are at risk of…
The Sun Belt Conference will keep its eight-game league football schedule and allow its members to play up to four non conference games this season. The conference's 10 members had 12 games scheduled against Power Five conference opponents, but with…
Montgomery Police are investigating a fatal double shooting. The shooting happened just after midnight Tuesday in the 4800 block of Park Towne Way. Police say two men were found shot to death. No arrests have been made so far.…
More than a dozen sites are opening across Alabama to test more than 200,000 students for the new coronavirus before they head to college and university campuses. With testing…
A 74-year-old inmate serving a 25-year sentence for murder out of Montgomery County passed away on August 1. James Cowan was serving his sentence at St. Clair Correctional Facility (St. Clair) in Springville. Cowan, who was housed in St. Clair’s…
The Wetumpka Police Department is currently investigating a felony Theft that occurred at Choice Auto Sales. On August 2, around 4:45 p.m., two unknown males and one unknown female stole a tire and rim from Choice Auto Sales in Wetumpka.…
