
Anne Danahy | WPSU
Anne Danahy is a reporter at WPSU. She was a reporter for nearly 12 years at the Centre Daily Times in State College, Pennsylvania, where she earned a number of awards for her coverage of issues including 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 Strategic Communications at Penn State and with the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute before that.
She hosts a Q&A program for Centre County's government and education access station and teaches a news writing and reporting class at Penn State.
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Overall, populations are declining in Pennsylvania’s rural counties. But, as WPSU’s Anne Danahy reports, a recent analysis finds that in-migration could change that.
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Girls’ wrestling in Pennsylvania achieved a milestone Wednesday. The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association voted to sponsor the high school sport. As WPSU’s Anne Danahy reports, supporters of the effort expect the popularity of girls’ wrestling to continue to grow.
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Mail-in voting continues to be a popular — and polarizing — way to vote in Pennsylvania’s elections. WPSU’s Anne Danahy reports on what a recent poll says about the issue.
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Normally when you talk about the Northern Lights, places like Iceland or Alaska come to mind. But as WPSU’s Anne Danahy reports, skywatchers in Pennsylvania got to see the phenomenon Sunday night.
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An appearance at Penn State’s University Park campus by the right-wing entertainer Alex Stein has been canceled. As WPSU’s Anne Danahy reports, a student organization’s plans to have Stein visit apparently ran into logistical hurdles.
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The American marten — a small, mink-like creature once common in Pennsylvania’s forests — is no longer found in the state thanks to overhunting and deforestation more than a hundred years ago.
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Finding time to vote in-person in November elections should be easier for Penn State students. As WPSU’s Anne Danahy reports, the university Faculty Senate passed a motion Tuesday that says instructors should switch to remote classes on Election Day.
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Penn State is in the process of dealing with what it’s calling a structural deficit of $140 million. As WPSU’s Anne Danahy reports, layoffs will be part of the picture in at least one college.
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February is the last month Pennsylvanians who qualify for federal food assistance will get the extra benefits that came during the COVID-19 pandemic. As WPSU’s Anne Danahy reports, food banks in Pennsylvania are bracing for a surge in demand.
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Bald eagle populations in Pennsylvania and the United States have rebounded over the years, but some are still dying from lead poisoning. WPSU’s Anne Danahy spoke with a certified wildlife rehabilitator about the lead in ammunition and its unintended impact.