Looked to me immediately like any anchor/reporter reviewing printed out web pages (Alex Jones does this on the reg) and highlighting them for background info for show. Appears to have just dressed to go on air as well – appears to be previously-worn clothes on the table, and athletic shoes on the floor.
Also agree with another anon that the "Gannett" page is poorly designed, looks like something from 1997. Not likely affiliated with Gannett media holding corporation or foundation.
Biltmore House in Asheville was built by George Vanderbilt, great-uncle of Anderson Cooper's mother Gloria.