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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Overall enrollment at Penn State’s Commonwealth campuses has dropped almost 30% since 2010, and now university leaders say they’re taking a broad look at how to operate the campuses in the future. -
Penn State plans to cut funding to WPSU by 20%, a decision that was announced this week as part of the university's presentation of budget changes and a blueprint for reviewing all of its programs, colleges and campuses. -
Responding to 'grebe-a-geddon,' volunteers rescue birds making emergency snow landings in central PAAfter snowy weather hit central Pennsylvania Jan. 16, many horned grebes and other birds were stranded after making emergency landings, but a team of wildlife experts and volunteers stepped in and responded to the “grebe-a-geddon.” -
Penn State plans to trim many of its units' budgets in the 2026 fiscal year, with some colleges and units slated to get 4% or 5% cuts, and the Commonwealth Campuses facing a 14% cut. Those budget plans were part of a package of information the university shared Monday, giving an overview of the university's fiscal challenges and opportunities and how it will manage them.
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PennDOT is no longer considering a new road connecting U.S. Route 322 and State Route 45 in southern Centre County, as it continues the process of narrowing down the options for overhauling a section of U.S. Route 322. -
A new map from State College-based Purple Lizard Maps features the hundreds of state parks, forests, rail trails and whitewater destinations across Pennsylvania, with a goal of helping people discover the great outdoors. -
In general, the boards of county commissioners in Pennsylvania are bipartisan — they have at least one Republican and one Democrat. But in Potter County, a successful write-in campaign this year means Republicans will hold all three seats. -
The State College School District recently lost a legal battle with the state over a before- and after-school program it runs for elementary students, and while the district plans to continue the popular program, it will have to make some changes. -
U.S. Representative Glenn “GT” Thompson has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, but says he feels well and plans to keep working. -
Penn State is forming a faculty safety committee to look at ways to address faculty safety both inside the classroom and out, following incidents of faculty receiving threatening messages earlier in the year.
