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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During the COVID-19 pandemic, if you received Medicaid coverage you did not have to re-enroll every year, but that’s changing. As WPSU’s Anne Danahy reports, that could put even more pressure on medical clinics for the needy. -
Penn State is moving to a new method for deciding how much money its colleges and units will get each year. As WPSU’s Anne Danahy reports, university leaders say the new budget model will better reflect current demands. -
An appearance at Penn State by controversial speakers in October led to demonstrations, counter-demonstrations and the event getting canceled. As WPSU’s Anne Danahy reports, the university is now looking into creating a code of conduct for visitors. -
The United States Supreme Court will not hear a case challenging how Pennsylvania’s legislative districts were drawn. -
Penn State’s board of trustees voted Friday to allow beer sales to the general public in Beaver Stadium. As WPSU’s Anne Danahy reports, university Athletics says when this will start will be announced later. -
The estimated number of wild turkeys in Pennsylvania has been going down, after peaking in 2001. WPSU’s Anne Danahy reports, to help find out why, the state Game Commission has outfitted 100 hens with GPS transmitters as part of its largest turkey research project. -
Tuition bills for Pennsylvanians who go to Penn State or one of the other state-related universities will come with a new footnote. As WPSU’s Anne Danahy reports, those schools have to tell the students they’re getting a discount — thanks to the state. -
Penn State undergraduates whose families make $75,000 a year or less are slated to see their tuition stay the same. As WPSU’s Anne Danahy reports, the university board of trustees voted on tuition rates recommended by a committee.
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A natural gas company in Clearfield County had been mining for Bitcoin at several sites. WPSU’s Anne Danahy reports the company has stopped those operations for now. They had led to an information request from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. -
The federal Affordable Connectivity Program provides up to $30 a month to lower-income families to pay for internet service. WPSU’s Anne Danahy reports that 20 internet companies have signed on, which means many families can get high-speed access at no cost.
