Jamey Tucker

Consumer Technology Reporter

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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.

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Articles

Alabama Country Singer Takes 3rd on NBC’s ‘The Voice’

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama country singer Dexter Roberts has come in third place on Season 16 of NBC's "The Voice." Al.com reports that Roberts competed on celebrity country crooner Blake Shelton's team during the reality series. The 27-year-old from…

ALEA Issues Missing Person Alert

ALEA has issued a missing person alert for 85 year old L.C. Woods. He was last seen driving a tan mini van Thursday afternoon near Lawnwood Drive in Montgomery. His car tags were scanned in Rankin County, Mississippi around 5:30…

Record Heat Likely this Weekend

HEAT LEVELS RISING: The upper ridge continues to strengthen over the Southeast and will persist through the weekend and into next week. Today, we will once again see a mainly sunny…

Memorial Day Weekend Boating Safety

Lake Martin is a hot destination for many in this area for Memorial Day weekend but unfortunately, the safety record is already off to a bad start. David George Goodling, 56, of…

Alabama Legislature Votes to End Judge-Signed Marriage Licenses

Alabama lawmakers have voted to abolish judge-signed marriage licenses as some conservative probate judges continue to object to same-sex marriage. The House of Representatives voted 67-26 today for the bill that would replace marriage licenses with a new form called…

Southern Baptists Lose Members for 12th Straight Year

The nation's largest Protestant denomination is reporting its twelfth year of declining memberships. The Southern Baptist Convention has reported total membership for 2018 at 14.8 million, down about 192,000 from the previous year. Baptisms also declined by about 7,600 to…

ADOC Releases Strategic Plan for 2019-2022

The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) is pleased to share its 2019-2022 Strategic Plan, which will serve as an actionable roadmap to reverse long-standing challenges and to transform corrections in Alabama. The…

Hot & Getting Hotter

A strong upper ridge continues to build in across the Southeast preventing much in the way of shower and storm development across the state today and right on through the upcoming…