Penelope Sarah Violet Kernen (nee Scott) was born in the 1965 in Short Hills, New Jersey. There is no information about her early life and family details.


There is no information about Penelope's education. It is known that after graduating from college, she has built an incredibly successful career in television. Penelope begins his career at the small local channels in New Jersey. Her extensive experience in producing and management help to her achieved in an excellent position on the CNB channel. She worked as a commodities trader in Short Hills, New Jersey.

Later she joined CNBC channel in the end of 1995. In the same time she met her future husband and father of her children Joe Kernen. After years on televison she become a CNBC’s “Squawk Box” main producer. She also is an owner of Peanut Gallery LLC in Summit, New Jersey. There is not much information available about her current position on television.

She is married woman. Her husband is a famous news anchor Joseph Richard "Joe" Kernen, who works on CNBC too. They met in the 1996, after two years of dating they finally exchanged their vows with each other. It happened once in the 1998 on a golf course, which was an amazing place in Kona Hualala. The couple is blessed with two children. Penelope has a beautiful older daughter which was named Blake Kernen and a younger son.

Penelope is very active and open-minded person, it perfectly copes with his work and is a wonderful mother and wife. Being bright and incredibly beautiful woman she has always been a core value of Joe, it has always been his unwavering support and soul mate. As she said once for an interview, their continued support of each other both in family and professionally has significantly created a profound bond between Joe and Penelope.

They are almost in twenty years relationship and they definitely have seen most of what marriage has to offer. Penelope, according to Joe, has always been his main adviser. This subtle connection between them, says Joe, is the main secret of a long marriage and family happiness. They try as much as possible spend their free time with their two lovely red-haired kids.

There is no information about her previous relationship. Penelope also is active in different charity events. In her spare time, she travels with her family around the world and is engaged in some active kind of sports. She is a very private person and does not expose her relationship. After being so popular and so successful she is still very calm and collected.

She is a very down to earth woman and has avoided controversies because of this reason. Penelope’s net worth and salary are still under evaluation. However, her husband, Joe Kernen, has an estimated annual salary and net worth of $22 million and $14 million respectively. The information about her can be found on several social media sites, like Twitter or Facebook.

Last Modified: Mar 11, 2020


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