Lindsey Whissel Fenton

Lindsey Whissel Fenton

Lindsey Whissel Fenton is a senior producer/director at WPSU. An award-winning storyteller, she has explored a wide range of issues through her work in public media. Most recently, she produced, wrote, and directed Speaking Grief, a multi-platform initiative aimed at creating a more grief-aware society. Select other projects include A Time to Heal, Pennsylvania Folklore: Woven Together, and You Can’t Say That, which was among eight U.S. programs selected to screen at the 2013 International Public Television Screening Conference (INPUT) conference and was honored with a Mid Atlantic Emmy Award. Fenton also serves as a host for the WPSU-FM series Take Note. Born and raised in Buffalo, NY, Fenton currently lives in Central PA with her husband, Casey, and dog, Birch. She enjoys rock climbing, practicing Shotokan Karate, and working on her house. Fenton earned a B.A. in Cinema and Digital Arts from Point Park University and an M.Ed. in Learning, Design, and Technology from Penn State.