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Jamie Chambers

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Jaime Chambers joins Fox 5 San Diego as a reporter arriving from our sister station, KTLA.

Grandson of legendary KTLA reporter Stan Chambers, Jaime joined KTLA as a news intern after attending college in Santa Barbara where he studied biology and planned to become a doctor. While in college he became a medic and lifeguard and went to Fiji to provide medical relief.

Jaime was hired as a KTLA news assignment desk assistant in 2001. After assisting in KTLA's coverage of the September 11th terrorist attacks, the young Chambers made the decision to stick with a career in broadcast journalism.

Jaime broke into reporting when, in 2003, he happened to be in the Fairfax area of Los Angeles as a small plane crashed into a nearby apartment building. Using his experience as a medic, Jaime tried to help victims until the fire department and paramedics arrived. A KTLA news reporter on the scene interviewed Jaime live to ascertain what the statuses of some of the victims were. Jaime's clear and concise report impressed KTLA news management so much that it was decided he would train as a reporter under his grandfather, Stan Chambers.

Since 2003, Jaime developed his broadcast reporting skills as a full-time reporter for KTLA's "Prime News," working alongside his grandfather. An avid surfer and snowboarder, Jaime also provides surf and snow reports for the "KTLA Morning News," as well as "Prime News."

Jaime is an avid surfer and snowboarder in his spare time. He is happy to return to Southern California.
Jaime is married to his college sweetheart, Julie, and is the proud father of Annabelle Kate Chambers

What's on your iPod?

Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, the Goat Rodeo Sessions, Elvis Costello, Paul Simon.

Which professional sport would you play and why?

Definitely football so I could plummet Tom Brady.

If you were not in TV news, what profession would you choose?

A treasure hunter in the Caribbean or a fire truck.

What's something that no one knows about you?

I was the worst professional rescue operator in New Zealand. Seriously.

Dinner for 5, who would you invite? (Dead or alive) –

Thomas Jefferson, Lee Harvey Oswald, Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Murray and Joni Mitchell.

Recent Articles

  • Local university sets up scholarship for former sex workers

    SAN DIEGO — A local university has set up a scholarship program to help victims of sex trafficking turn their lives around. Human sex trafficking generates an estimated $97 million in illegal profits in San Diego County, according to the FBI. In fact, San Diego is one of the major hubs of sex trafficking in the nation according to the agency. That is why Point Loma Nazarene University decided to set up a program to help some of the victims […]

  • McCann, Padilla tie for Chula Vista council seat

    CHULA VISTA, Calif. — John McCann and Steve Padilla are tied for Chula Vista City Council seat, with 100 percent of the votes accounted for. Each candidate has received 18,450 votes. “We have maybe 100 votes left to count county-wide, but I don’t believe any of them involve the Chula Vista race,” said Michael Vu of the San Diego Registrar of Voters. John Mccann and Steve Padilla are waiting to see what happens next, but the race could be won or lost by one […]

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    Surf Air attempts to disrupt the way we fly

    CARLSBAD, Calif. – Surf Air is the first airline company to offer a membership program to get unlimited flights in California for $1,750 a month. The private turbo prop aircraft starts service to Carlsbad Tuesday. Flights go to Carlsbad, Hawthorne, Burbank, Santa Barbara, San Mateo, Truckee, and Las Vegas. “When you use the word disruption, Never has it been about changing the way airlines do business, until now, said Jeff Potter the CEO of Surf Air. Potter says his 8 […]

  • 4S Ranch to replace grass with drought-resistant plants

    SAN DIEGO — The 4S Ranch Community Home Owners Association voted Thursday to remove 20 acres of grass turf. The plan is in response to the ongoing drought conditions across the state of California. “It saves water, time, money and maintenance. Everybody wins,” said Albert Bates, President of the association. Residents of the community feel the plan is too drastic and worry replacing the greenery with spiky plants could lower the property values. “I wish we as home owners could vote on a […]

  • No evidence of criminal activity at Solana Beach spa, authorities say

    SOLANA BEACH, Calif. — San Diego County Sheriff’s deputies held a meeting Thursday to announce that a three-month investigation of an all-night spa in Solana Beach turned up no evidence of prostitution or other illegal activities. Neighbors have voiced concern about strange men entering the business on the 300 block of Cedros Avenue at all hours of the night. Sheriff’s investigators said they thoroughly investigated the claims but found no evidence any crimes. Residents complained that the deputy in charge of the investigation […]

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    SDSU offers master’s course on zombies

    SAN DIEGO — San Diego State University is now offering a master’s course on zombies. With enrollment in humanities struggling to gain traction, Prof. Emily Hicks, Ph.D., decided to explore the world of zombies. The master’s students flocked to enroll, filling up the class with 35 students. ”People have violent tendencies, but they also don’t want to hurt anyone,” Hicks said. “Zombies let people explore a darker side without the moral conflicts.” The class discusses everything related to the undead, from “The Walking Dead” […]

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    Shutting down San Onofre to take 20 years, cost $4.4B, NRC says

    SAN DIEGO – It will take 20 years and cost $4.4 billion to decommission the San Onofre nuclear power station, regulators say. Activists and residents peppered the members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Monday with pointed questions about the decommissioning process. “How can you tell us a price when you can’t even tell us how long the waste will be there,” asked a woman at the meeting. San Clemente resident Rochelle Becker said she thinks the process will end up […]

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    Child struck by Cadillac in Valencia Park

    SAN DIEGO — A 5-year-old girl suffered a skull fracture when she was struck by a car while crossing the street Thursday night. The girl and her disabled cousin were riding in an electric wheelchair at the corner of 54th Street and Imperial Avenue in Valencia Park. The car–a red Cadillac–was attempting to beat the yellow light but misjudged the light change by a few seconds, witnesses said. The child was taken to Rady Children’s hospital. She is expected to be released within the next […]

  • Girl hit by car in crosswalk suffers fractured skull

    SAN DIEGO — An 8-year-old girl being held in the lap of a wheelchair-bound pedestrian suffered a skull fracture when the two were struck by a Cadillac that ran a red light Thursday. The female in the wheelchair was holding the child and crossing in a crosswalk at a green light when they were struck about 5:50 p.m. in the 5400 block of Imperial Avenue in Valencia Park, said San Diego police Officer Robert Heims. The child fell and hit […]