Pierce Gentry

Pierce Gentry is the Central Nebraska reporter for the Flatwater Free Press and a Report for America corps member. Before joining the FFP, he worked as a radio reporter at WUOT in East Tennessee, where his reporting on Hurricane Helene, the Great Smoky Mountains and rural communities earned regional and national recognition. In 2024, he produced stories about violence and intimidation in American elections for the Carnegie-Knight News21 program. While studying journalism at the University of Tennessee he covered faculty affairs and changes to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts for The Daily Beacon. He enjoys shooting film photography and getting lost on long hikes when he's not off chasing a story.