![](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3ea3bd1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/719x958+0+0/resize/150x200!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F12%2Fb5%2F96a5f9a3415d88bcdd35ffaa64dd%2Fjamie-valet.jpg)
Jamie Valet
Associate ProducerJamie Valet has covered local news and entertainment in Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia for over 25 years. One of her favorite roles was co-producing and booking guests for a live local talk show, "The Chat," which aired live weekdays on First Coast News. Jamie has a decade of experience working in corporate communications, most recently for IKEA U.S., where she was responsible for media relations, marketing, and external and internal communications in the Jacksonville market. She also has experience in the nonprofit sector, where she coordinated area events and managed multiple social media platforms. You will rarely find Jamie without her Kindle. An avid news junkie, Jamie also enjoys writing, learning about all of the unique people and amazing places that make up the First Coast and spending time with her 3-year-old Golden Retriever and four cats.
-
First Coast ConnectAmendment 4 supporters call a financial disclosure statement a “dirty trick” designed to defeat the abortion access measure.
-
First Coast ConnectWe continue our primary election coverage with a deep dive into the role of money in local politics.
-
First Coast ConnectTwo local political experts join us to discuss the road ahead after President Joe Biden withdraws from the presidential race.
-
First Coast ConnectThe push to stop the flow of contraband at the Duval County jail has dramatically changed the visitation process — prompting complaints from family members.
-
First Coast ConnectDuval School Board candidate Reginald Blount fields questions on key issues and his vision for the school district.
-
First Coast ConnectWe discuss the security concerns and political consequences of Saturday's attack with two experts.
-
First Coast ConnectOur First Coast Week in Review panel explores the week’s top headlines, including a former sheriff's officer charged with sex crimes and new plans for the old Sun-Ray Cinema site.
-
First Coast ConnectThe annual American Federation of Ramallah convention, displaced by the Israel-Hamas conflict, lands on the First Coast instead.
-
First Coast ConnectDuval County Public Schools has a new superintendent, but the challenges the district faces heading into the new school year haven't changed.
-
First Coast ConnectBrentwood residents are suing the city of Jacksonville, saying the city failed to give them notice of plans to build a morgue in their neighborhood.