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.
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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. -
First Coast ConnectFrom the return of police pensions to a major vote on the stadium, our First Coast Week in Review panel explores the week’s top headlines. -
First Coast ConnectFrom the Lambeau Leap to homeless advocacy, the Jax native reflects on his 12-year career and 50 years of Changing Homelessness. -
First Coast ConnectOur panel of journalists explores the week’s top headlines. -
First Coast ConnectAn industrial proposal is getting pushback from Fernandina Beach residents concerned about pollution — or even an explosion. -
First Coast ConnectA new report exposes Duval County’s high rate of evictions and its “slumlord problem.” -
First Coast ConnectWe delve into the physiological effects of trauma, such as chronic insomnia, and how to overcome those challenges. -
First Coast ConnectOur panel of journalists explores the week's top headlines.
