Pierce Gentry

Pierce Gentry is the Central Nebraska reporter for the Flatwater Free Press. Before joining Report for America, 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. Gentry enjoys shooting film photography and getting lost on long hikes when he's not off chasing a story.

Flatwater Free Press

The Flatwater Free Press is Nebraska’s first independent, nonprofit newsroom focused on investigations and feature stories that matter. We were named the 2024 Startup of the Year by the Institute for Nonprofit News. We're published by the Nebraska Journalism Trust, a public charity with a mission to uncover truth, amplify diverse voices, and enrich life in Nebraska.