Anne Danahy
ReporterAnne Danahy is a reporter at WPSU. She was a reporter for nearly 12 years at the Centre Daily Times in State College, Pennsylvania, where she earned a number of awards for her coverage of issues including the impact of natural gas development on communities.
She earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, and a master's degree in media studies from Penn State.
Before joining WPSU, she worked as a writer and editor at Strategic Communications at Penn State and with the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute before that.
She hosts a Q&A program for Centre County's government and education access station and teaches a news writing and reporting class at Penn State.
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The Penn State board of trustees voted Friday to approve a plan to sell beer to the general public in Beaver Stadium. A start date has not been announced. -
WPSU spoke with Betto Arcos, a music journalist and contributor to NPR since 2009, who will give the keynote address for this year's Hispanic Heritage Month at Penn State at 6 p.m. Thursday on the University Park campus. His talk will focus on the influence of African roots on music from Latin America.
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PennDOT laid out three recommendations for the State College Area Connector project, all of which are in the existing U.S. Route 322 corridor. Maps show where those routes would go.
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A committee of Penn State trustees voted Monday to move forward with selling alcohol in Beaver Stadium, sending the proposed expansion of alcohol sales to the full board for consideration at its Sept. 23 meeting.
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The public will have another chance to weigh in on the options for replacing or upgrading a section of Route 322 in Centre County PennDOT is considering during two meetings tentatively planned for Oct. 19 and 20.
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The idea of a community performing arts center in downtown State College has been in the works for some time. Now organizers say they’re getting closer to bringing that idea to life, including unveiling design plans.
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College Township can't opt out of hosting a casino, according to the municipality's attorney. That opinion comes as the township continues to get emails from area residents who don't want to see the casino proposed for the Nittany Mall get built.
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Old Crow Wetland in Smithfield Township, Huntingdon County, is a favorite for birds and other wildlife. Now, that patch of green could get a new neighbor — a gas station and truck stop opponents are trying to stop.
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Penn State is considering expanding alcohol sales in Beaver Stadium and has been putting plans in place to do so, according to a university spokeswoman.
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Tuition bills for Pennsylvanians who go to Penn State or one of the other state-related universities will come with a new detail this coming year: the students are getting a discount — thanks to the General Assembly.
