Anne Danahy
ReporterAnne Danahy has been a reporter at WPSU since fall 2017. Before crossing over to radio, she was a reporter for more than 11 years at the Centre Daily Times in State College, Pennsylvania, where she covered everything from school board races to 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 Penn State's Office of Strategic Communications and, before that, at the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.
She also hosts a Q&A program for C-NET, Centre County's government and education access station. She is married with cats.
Contact her at adanahy@psu.edu.
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The State College and Altoona areas received mixed grades for air quality in the American Lung Association's 2026 “State of the Air” report card. -
Penn State has hired the consultant McKinsey & Company as part of a sweeping review of operational and academic functions that the university says will allow it to capitalize on areas for growth and identify places for improvement. It comes as the university is already reviewing its undergraduate majors, with plans to phase some out. -
The public hearing PennDOT held Tuesday on plans for the State College Area Connector project drew a crowd of residents, many of whom said they see the need to improve road safety on the stretch of U.S. Route 322 the project targets, but who are also concerned about the impact on farmland, the environment and neighborhoods. -
The Centre County Crisis Intervention Team has launched a program to support drivers with autism during a traffic stop by police. Called the Blue Envelope Project, the goal is to help create a calm, predictable interaction between the police officer and the driver. -
A minor fish kill was reported earlier this month at Pine Creek in Centre County, and while a cause was not found, environmentalists say it’s important to investigate these events. -
After Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly took a State College area man into custody Wednesday, local advocates say they’re worried about the impact ICE arrests are having on the community. -
A coalition of a dozen central Pennsylvania organizations is calling on state leaders to involve the public in deciding the future of Rockview prison lands, saying conservation, public access and sustainability should be priorities. -
Penn State faculty organizers say the university is going against its pledge to hold a neutral position on unionizing, but the university counters that it's merely providing information and encouraging faculty to vote. Voting is slated to start in April and run through May 6. -
Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi was the target of pointed questions during a state House appropriations hearing Wednesday, as the university moves forward with plans to close seven of its campuses. -
Plans are in the works for a number of Pennsylvania agencies to collaborate on recommendations for statewide planning for wildlife corridors, a development environmental organizations are applauding.
