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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Pennsylvania Congressman Glenn “GT” Thompson, who was one of the 210 Republicans who voted against removing Kevin McCarthy from his job as speaker of the U.S. House on Tuesday, called the move a distraction by "shameless self-promoters." -
As COVID-19 cases rise, including in Pennsylvania where hospitalizations are up, health care providers urge people to continue to take steps to prevent its spread, including getting the latest vaccine. -
Pennsylvania’s 2024 Presidential primary is scheduled to take place April 23, but state Rep. Scott Conklin, who is majority chairman of the State Government Committee, said the committee will consider legislation to make the 2024 primary earlier. -
Penn State says if state funding remains flat, it could have an impact on university spending, including efforts to attract and retain the best staff. -
Penn State will ask the state for a 33% increase in funding for the upcoming budget year, even as the university waits for state legislators to agree on funding for this fiscal year. -
COVID hospitalizations are increasing nationally and in Pennsylvania. The upswing comes as the new school year gets underway and K-12 students head back to classrooms for the new school year, but school districts say they’re ready to make adjustments, if needed. -
Bellefonte borough council voted Monday night to suspend its Climate Action Plan, which outlines goals and targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions and moving to renewable energy. -
As Pennsylvania and other states grapple with Lyme disease and other tick-borne pathogens, a team in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences is receiving funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to lead a Vector-Borne Disease Regional Training and Evaluation Center. -
Penn State and Pennsylvania’s other state-related universities still have not received their usual state funding for the fiscal year, and that delay in Harrisburg creates challenges for university programs, particularly in agriculture. -
Congressman Glenn “G.T.” Thompson, of Centre County, chairman of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, said a short extension may be needed to pass the U.S. Farm Bill, which expires at the end of September.
