Jay Valle is an award-winning journalist and on-camera storyteller whose work has appeared across NBC News and MSNBC, reporting on LGBTQ issues, public policy, solutions and human-interest stories with national impact.
His investigative reporting on a series of robberies and druggings targeting New York Cities LGBTQ community earned him a GLAAD Media Award (2024) and has helped drive real-world change, using storytelling to build empathy, influence policy, and amplify voices often left out of the national conversation.
Born in Hoboken, New Jersey and raised in South Florida, Valle earned his bachelor’s degree in communications from Florida International University. He joined NBC News in 2021 as a writer and contributing correspondent, where he reported original stories from communities across the United States—centering the people behind the headlines on national broadcast programs including NBC News NOW and NBC News’ digital platforms. Valle completed his contract with NBC News in December 2025 and continues to produce work rooted in impact, visibility, and lived experience.
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