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.
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Election 2024: Hear from Republican Jim Gregory, the incumbent candidate for PA House, 80th districtThe race in the Republican primary for the state House of Representatives, 80th district, between Jim Gregory and Scott Barger is competitive. The district covers most of Blair County — outside of Altoona — and a small part of Huntingdon County. WPSU interviewed both candidates. -
Penn State Extension offers expertise across the state in fields like gardening, forestry and stormwater management, but budget shortfalls and a "hiring pause" mean about one in five Extension educator positions is currently empty. -
The Centre Hills Country Club is asking permission to install outdoor lighting taller than what’s normally allowed on the new pickleball and tennis courts it plans to build, but that request was met with skepticism during a State College Zoning Hearing Board. The proposed project is also under review by the borough Planning Commission. -
Work on a new 7.5 mile trail in the Musser Gap area of Rothrock State Forest is set to begin this year in a project that is the first part of plans for 53 miles of trails. -
As Penn State pushes ahead with plans for budget cuts and program reviews, including at its Commonwealth Campuses, some faculty are pushing back — calling on the university to stop the budget cuts and instead have a planning process that involves all stakeholders from the outset. -
Penn State Faculty Senate recommends streamlining student disability services, seeing increased needPenn State’s Faculty Senate is recommending several changes to how the university’s Student Disability Resources are administered, with a goal of streamlining the process and making sure the needed resources are available. -
Two neighboring fraternity buildings in State College are for sale. Aside from remaining Greek organizations, borough zoning limits what else could be done with them. -
As the State College Area School District considers moving the Delta Program from being a program into its own school, many parents say they don't understand the reasons behind the proposed change and are asking the district administration to pause the process. -
Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi made the case about why the university should get more state funding during a state House Appropriations Committee hearing Thursday, saying the stagnant state funding Penn State has seen in recent years does matter. -
Exposure to Agent Orange and its negative effects is one of the lasting impacts of the Vietnam War. Now, a state representative from Centre County is introducing legislation to help connect Pennsylvania veterans and their families with the benefits available to them.
