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Penny's
broadcasting career spans 25 years and includes hosting,
reporting and producing for both television and radio. Her
exciting career began in television news where Penny worked
her way up from the trenches--from newswriter to show
producer to documentary producer. After years "behind the
scenes" she decided it was time to hit the streets as a
reporter. From there Penny quickly rose through the ranks to
anchor and talk show host.
In 1986,
after a nationwide search for talent, KING TV decided Penny
was the perfect person to co-host their brand new program:
"Evening Magazine." Together with her on-camera cohort,
Brian Tracey, the duo quickly became the most popular team
on northwest television and made "Evening" the highest rated
magazine show in America! After nearly a decade of hosting
that program, Penny went on to create and host her own
program for talk radio and develop original programming for
local and national television.
In 1997,
KIRO TV hired Penny to anchor morning news where she
remained until accepting a position there as anchor/special
projects producer. Her weekly "Making A Difference" reports
profile outstanding local volunteers and have earned praise
for putting the "good" back into daily news.
Penny's achievements have not gone unnoticed. Her many
awards and honors include an Emmy for hosting "Evening
Magazine" and another Emmy for producing and writing an
hour-long documentary. Over the years, Penny has been named
to numerous boards and committees, and currently serves on
the board of the Puget Soundkeeper Alliance.
She also advises many other non-profit organizations. Her
global humanitarian efforts earned her special recognition
from the Daughters of the American Revolution and a
prestigious Paul Harris Fellowship, awarded by Rotary.
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