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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The Goodwill Industries of North Central Pennsylvania recently hit gold — LEGO gold, that is. A small toy mask that was donated to Goodwill’s State College store turned out to be a rare 14 karat gold LEGO mask. -
Penn State recently unveiled a “road map” that outlines planning for everything from research to budgets. As part of that, the university says it’s looking at increasing enrollment at University Park, drawing mixed reactions from local residents. -
Penn State’s board of trustees voted Friday to increase the financial bonus President Neeli Bendapudi will get for her second five years with the university from $1.25 million to $1.5 million and increase her retirement benefits, while not changing her current base salary of $950,000. -
As Penn State implements major changes, including cutting some college and campus budgets, reviewing academic programs and looking into options for running the Commonwealth Campuses, the university's Faculty Senate is calling on the university for greater shared governance and openness with information. -
The state Department of Environmental Protection approved a stormwater runoff permit for Rutter’s to build a gas station next to a wetland in Huntingdon County, but a local environmental group plans to appeal the decision. -
Penn State has been in the process of modernizing how it classifies and sets the salaries of its staff since 2020, and that project is nearing completion.
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In his budget address Tuesday, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro sketched out major changes for funding and running the state's colleges that he said will be focused on outcomes. He also proposed increasing funding for Penn State. -
A plan to bring the American marten — a mink-like member of the weasel family — back to Pennsylvania is on hold, at least for now. -
Every new year, many people make resolutions to lose weight or eat better, but every year many find themselves struggling. During a recent episode of "Conversations Live," WPSU spoke with two experts to get ideas about staying on track. -
As many colleges in Pennsylvania grapple with declining enrollment and shrinking student populations in their areas, the state’s Commonwealth University is seeing an increase in the number of new students and applications.
