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Gerard Albert III

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Reporter covering Rural Communities in Western North Carolina for @BlueRidgePublic and @Report4America Read my work: www.bpr.org/people/gerard-albert

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Gerard Albert III is a senior journalism major who flip flopped around creative interests until being pulled away by the rush of reporting.

He enjoys balancing the discipline and conviction in journalism with finding creative ways to find the truth and report it.

Gerard served as the assistant news director for PantherNow, FIU’s Student Media, covering breaking news and student government.
He also interned at CBS News Miami covering sports and local elections.

Currently he is living in New Y…

Gerard Albert III’s Journalist Portfolio

At 0.0000797113 of an acre, it was New York's smallest private parcel

At 0.0000797113 of an acre, it was New York's smallest private parcel

By Gerard Albert III New York City Bureau Planted outside Village Cigars in New York's Greenwich Village, a t…

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Student running for City Commissioner hopes to spark change - PantherNOW

Student running for City Commissioner hopes to spark change - PantherNOW

By: Gerard Albert III/ Assistant News Director Hallandale Beach is only four square miles but the politics mi…

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SGA Merger abandoned after months of work - PantherNOW

SGA Merger abandoned after months of work - PantherNOW

After six months of constitutional review meetings, a previous failed attempt and a university wide congress …

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Graduate students struggling to get by in Miami on University stipend - PantherNOW

Graduate students struggling to get by in Miami on University stipend - PantherNOW

A growing number of FIU graduate students are struggling to focus on their classes, buy groceries and pay bil…

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In updated Helene funding request, Gov. Stein cuts back, focuses on ‘significant gaps’ Original

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By Gerard Albert III Verified
| Blue Ridge Public Radio Verified
Gov. Josh Stein presented federal lawmakers from North Carolina with an amended request for Hurricane Helene recovery funding this week. The updated proposal cuts just over $3 billion dollars from what Stein has sought since September 2025. This brings the new total to $10 billion, a number Stein hopes is more palatable for the mostly-Republican delegation. “When we submitted our $13.48 billion request in September 2025, it reflected the best information we had at the time.
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As Asheville weighs more HUD funds for Helene home repairs, nonprofits urge another path Original

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By Laura Hackett Verified, Gerard Albert III Verified
| Blue Ridge Public Radio Verified
As Asheville City Council members consider shifting $19 million of a federal disaster grant to single-family home repairs, local housing nonprofits are urging the city to use the money for new, affordable housing projects instead.
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Asheville to consider shifting $19M in HUD funds to Helene home repair program

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By Laura Hackett Verified, Gerard Albert III Verified
| Blue Ridge Public Radio Verified
The city of Asheville is considering allocating an additional $19.2 million for the repair of single-family homes damaged by Hurricane Helene in late 2024. Asheville City Council has control over how to spend a $225 million grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, known as a Community Development Block Grant for Disaster Recovery, or CDBG-DR grant.
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