Jamey Tucker

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Jamey Tucker joined the news team as our consumer technology reporter in 2020. He previously worked as a reporter at WKRN-TV in Nashville, Tennessee Jamey was an anchor and reporter for WREG-TV in Memphis, Tennessee, and WHNT-TV in Huntsville, Alabama. He is one of the first consumer technology reporters in the country for local television.

Jamey has been honored by the Associated Press of 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 Twitter at @jameytucker.

Articles

What The Tech: Holiday Mail Thefts

A warning from the U.S. Postal Service; they're asking people to not drop off mail in the blue mailboxes at the post office after the last pickup of the day due to mail thefts.

What The Tech: App Of The Day, Elfster

There's a great episode of the TV classic "The Office" that shows possibly the worst Secret Santa party in history. One person draws their own name and doesn't tell anyone. Another gives a co-worker an offensive gift. Another pulls an old shirt out of the back of his car to give someone else.

What The Tech: Shop Safely Online

Black Friday is still a couple of weeks away, but holiday shopping is already underway. Most people will do the bulk of their shopping online and while it's convenient, it's also an easy way to lose money from cybercriminals.

What The Tech: Alexa and Christmas Surprises

Do you hide Christmas gifts to keep the kids from knowing what they're getting? If you shop at Amazon, the kids may not have to go sneaking around closets and under beds. Alexa can spoil the surprise.

What The Tech: Bad Passwords

CHARLOTTE N.C. - By now, everyone knows why passwords are the first defense against hackers. Yet, most Americans make the same mistake and use the same bad password for everything. A…

What The Tech: App of The Day, Headway

Everyone would like to read more but the common reason they don't is a lack of time. Unless you set aside hours, days, or weeks to dive into a book, you'll never get around to it.

What The Tech: Lightkeeper Pro Gadget

Christmas lights are going up on homes and even trees earlier and earlier every year. Before you pull out those old strands of lights you might as well prepare yourself to find some of the lightbulbs won't work like they did last Christmas.

What The Tech: Tiktok Ban

FCC Commissioner Brenden Carr is calling for a U.S. ban on the popular app TikTok over concerns its company, ByteDance, shares information with the Chinese government. Carr makes the claim the social media app is a national security risk because of the possibility that the personal information of the people using the app can fall into the hands of the Chinese Communist Party.