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 public will have a chance to learn more about the options PennDOT is considering for overhauling U.S. Route 322 in southern Centre County, including the possibility of a new road connecting Route 322 to Route 45. Public meetings will take place 5-8:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. -
The Penn State board of trustees voted Friday to approve a plan to sell beer to the general public in Beaver Stadium. A start date has not been announced. -
WPSU spoke with Betto Arcos, a music journalist and contributor to NPR since 2009, who will give the keynote address for this year's Hispanic Heritage Month at Penn State at 6 p.m. Thursday on the University Park campus. His talk will focus on the influence of African roots on music from Latin America. -
PennDOT laid out three recommendations for the State College Area Connector project, all of which are in the existing U.S. Route 322 corridor. Maps show where those routes would go.
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A committee of Penn State trustees voted Monday to move forward with selling alcohol in Beaver Stadium, sending the proposed expansion of alcohol sales to the full board for consideration at its Sept. 23 meeting. -
The public will have another chance to weigh in on the options for replacing or upgrading a section of Route 322 in Centre County PennDOT is considering during two meetings tentatively planned for Oct. 19 and 20. -
The idea of a community performing arts center in downtown State College has been in the works for some time. Now organizers say they’re getting closer to bringing that idea to life, including unveiling design plans. -
College Township can't opt out of hosting a casino, according to the municipality's attorney. That opinion comes as the township continues to get emails from area residents who don't want to see the casino proposed for the Nittany Mall get built. -
Old Crow Wetland in Smithfield Township, Huntingdon County, is a favorite for birds and other wildlife. Now, that patch of green could get a new neighbor — a gas station and truck stop opponents are trying to stop. -
Penn State is considering expanding alcohol sales in Beaver Stadium and has been putting plans in place to do so, according to a university spokeswoman.
