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?: Crisis Text Line

Teenagers who spend a lot of time on social media often Struggle with depression and anxiety. But teenagers who feel they need to talk to someone seldom do. A non-profit group aims to meet those children and teenagers where they are; on their phones. Jamey tucker has the story.

What The Tech?:Lily Collins Facebook Hack

If you search Facebook for the name "Lily Collins" you'll see hundreds of Facebook users with the name and no profile picture. Over the past few weeks hackers, using a malicious link to a Chat GPT software program and Google Chrome extension, took over Facebook profiles and changed all of the user names to "Lily Collins".

What The Tech?: App of the Day “One Sec”

How much time do you spend each day scrolling through social media? Probably too much! Well there's an app to help you cut back! Jamey Tucker explains, in today's "What The Tech?".

What The Tech?: App of the Day – Coinsnap

The dollar isn't worth what it used to be. But many coins are worth 10000 times what they were originally worth. Coinsnap is an app for iPhone and Android devices that can show you what old coins are worth. So grab that catch-all tray or cup you keep on your dresser and see if you've got more in there.

What The Tech?: Do Not Disturb

You can do just about everything with your smartphone, but there's a downside to that. They can also prevent you from being productive. In today's "What The Tech", Jamey Tucker explains a better way to keep your phone from being a distraction.

What The Tech?: Facebook Hoax

Watch out for hoaxes on Facebook saying you can remove ads from your news feed, it's not true but you can manage your feed to show more posts from your friends.

What The Tech?: Glass App

What was once the most popular photo-sharing app in the world is now an app people love to hate. Instagram is now the number one app people say they want to delete from their smartphones. Why? Our consumer technology reporter Jamey Tucker explains and has an alternative.

What the Tech: Sleep Tech

It's spring-forward weekend, meaning more daylight at the end of the day. The downside... we have to wake up an hour earlier. Jamey Tucker found some apps that can help.

What The Tech: Unplugging

We’ve all seen the statistics. Children spend up to 9 hours a day looking at screens. 30% of adults say they’re almost constantly online. There’s really no debate anymore. We're spending too much time on our devices and social media.

What The Tech?: Smartphone Spring Cleaning

For many of us, the first days of spring mean a few days of spring cleaning. Jamey Tucker says don't forget to clean out the place you spend most of your time...your phone.