Emily Reddy / WPSU Producer

Emily Reddy

This I Believe
02-09-2012

I Believe in Sailing
Ted Lopez
State College, PA

I believe in sailing. When I'm out in my boat and the wind hits my sails, I'm alone. It's just me and the water.

Stories
02-07-2012

Gov. Corbett Proposes Big Cuts to Universities

For the second year in a row, Governor Tom Corbett has proposed deep cuts to higher education. WPSU’s Emily Reddy reports.

StoryCorps
02-01-2012

StoryCorps: Robert Himes Talks to his Daughter Cheryl Bazzoui

WPSU is traveling to towns across central and northern Pennsylvania to collect oral history recordings. The first stop was in Bradford in McKean County. Cheryl Bazzoui talks with her father, Robert Himes, about his life, including his time in World War Two.

StoryCorps
01-30-2012

StoryCorps Bradford: Margie Holland Talks with her Friend Rebecca Billings

WPSU is traveling to towns across central and northern Pennsylvania to collect oral history recordings. The first stop was in Bradford, Pennsylvania in McKean County. Rebecca Billings talks with her friend Margie Holland about her lifetime involvement in girls’ sports.

Stories
01-27-2012

Legendary Penn State Football Coach Joe Paterno Eulogized

In State College yesterday, some 12,000 people turned out for the memorial of long-time Penn State football coach Joe Paterno. WPSU’s Emily Reddy reports mourners trekked in through the rain to fill Bryce Jordan Center for the memorial.

This I Believe
01-26-2012

I Believe in Paying Attention
Sue Smith
Lemont, PA

My mother was a great believer in “paying attention.” She didn’t need to say, “be careful crossing the street” or “watch out for strangers,” or “drive carefully.” PAY ATTENTION! covered all situations. The way she said it got your attention, and I still hear her voice in my head, 15 years after she’s gone.

Stories
01-26-2012

Thousands Line Paterno Funeral Procession

Students, alumni and fans gathered to say a final goodbye to a legend yesterday. WPSU’s Emily Reddy reports that thousands of people lined the route of Joe Paterno’s funeral procession yesterday.

StoryCorps
01-25-2012

StoryCorps Bradford: Fred Young Talks with his Son Jeffrey

WPSU is traveling to towns across central and northern Pennsylvania to collect oral history recordings. The first stop was in Bradford, Pennsylvania in McKean County. Fred Young talks with his son Jeffrey. They talk about the first time Fred met Forest Dorn, an oil tycoon in Bradford. It was in the early 1940s.

Stories
01-23-2012

Penn State Community Mourns the Death of Legendary Coach Joe Paterno

A steady stream of mourners visited the bronze Joe Paterno statue outside Beaver Stadium yesterday. WPSU’s Emily Reddy gathered this remembrance from those who went to pay homage to the legendary Penn State football coach.

Bio

Emily Reddy is a radio producer at WPSU. You can hear her feature stories during Morning Edition and All Things Considered. Emily also produces WPSU’s radio series This I Believe, BookMark, and StoryCorps and serves as a fill-in on-air host.

Before coming to WPSU, Emily anchored the evening news and filed reports for WMNF in Tampa, Florida. She also served as a general reporter in Washington D.C. for WAMU and as a Washington Capitol Correspondent for WNPR.

While in graduate school, Emily produced segments for the daily news magazine Here & Now out of WBUR in Boston. She earned her M.S. in broadcast journalism from Boston University.