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.
In the latest skirmish between the state teachers' association and GOP legislators, lawmakers are pushing a bill to limit the role of seniority in deciding which teachers get laid off during workforce reductions.
The Alabama Senate has approved drug testing for some welfare applicants.
Montgomery County School board members speak out about the recent religious bills making their way through the legislature.
A Covington County inmate being held on charges of robbery and murder is dead.
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Governor Robert Bentley is back in Montgomery after his trip to Washington for a National Governor's Association meeting. He's taking time to sit down with us for an exclusive one-on-one interview.
A Montgomery group that helps crime victims may be forced to close its doors because it's out of money.
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An Alabama Senate committee has approved an education budget that tosses out the governor's recommended 2 percent pay raise for public school employees and replaces it with a one-time bonus of 1 percent.
An Alabama legislator wants to change state law so that people can carry a loaded pistol in their vehicle without a concealed carry permit.
