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Gerard Albert III
Reporter/Report For America Corps Member
Blue Ridge Public Radio
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Gerard Albert III covers Western North Carolina rural communities as a Report for America corps member. He joined BPR in July 2024 and has since covered the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
As misinformation swirled after the storm, he published investigations into FEMA housing policies and a series of fact checks on subjects like the death toll. He continues to report on the storm’s impact on rural communities.
He also serves as BPR’s unofficial photographer.
He worked at WLRN in South Florida for two years, where he reported on affordable housing policy, local government accountability and the death penalty trial of the Parkland school shooter. He also covered the history of the Black community and criminal justice system in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
He earned a journalism degree from Florida International University, where he served as editor-in-chief of the student newspaper.
In his free time, you can find Gerard in the woods, reading a book in his hammock, or making zines with his friends.
As misinformation swirled after the storm, he published investigations into FEMA housing policies and a series of fact checks on subjects like the death toll. He continues to report on the storm’s impact on rural communities.
He also serves as BPR’s unofficial photographer.
He worked at WLRN in South Florida for two years, where he reported on affordable housing policy, local government accountability and the death penalty trial of the Parkland school shooter. He also covered the history of the Black community and criminal justice system in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
He earned a journalism degree from Florida International University, where he served as editor-in-chief of the student newspaper.
In his free time, you can find Gerard in the woods, reading a book in his hammock, or making zines with his friends.
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Blue Ridge Public Radio
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Reporter