Penny Daniels Biography
Penny Daniels is a current communications expert and former TV news anchor. Daniels is well-known for serving as the host of the television program “A Current Affair” and as an anchor at WSVN-TV in Miami, Florida. She was a reporter and anchor at WBBM-TV in Chicago, Illinois, as well as a reporter and fill-in anchor at WJLA-TV.
Penny Daniels Net Worth
Daniels has an estimated net worth of $10 Million. Her work as a communications consultant is her main source of income. Penny has been able to amass a good fortune from her different sources of income but prefers to live a simple life.
Penny Daniels Salary
Daniels receives a respectable wage of $110,000 annually which translates to $9,166 per month .
| Year | 2023 | 2024 |
| Penny Daniels Salary | $110,000 thousand | $150 thousand |
| Leventhal Kennedy Net Worth | $10 million | $11 million |
Penny Daniels Age
Daniels was born as  Elizabeth Penny Comm on December 22, 1954. Daniels is a native of Highland Park, Illinois. As of 2023 she is 69 years old.
Penny Daniels Height, Weight & Body Measurement
Daniel stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches and weighs 71kgs.
Penny Daniels Parents
Daniels was born and reared in Highland Park. We were unable to learn anything about her family because no such information is publicly available. As a result, Daniels’ parents’ identities remain unknown. It’s also unclear whether she has any siblings. When this information becomes available, we will update this area.
Penny Daniels Ex-Husband
Rick Leventhal, a former senior correspondent for Fox News Channel, is Penny’s  ex-husband.
However, due to their irreconcilable issues, the two got a divorce and separated. Penny and her two kids are currently residing in Bethesda, Maryland.
Penny Daniels Kids
Veronica and Shoshana are the names of their two children. Their daughter Shoshana is a vegan college student with a focus on music, philosophy, and women’s studies, while their daughter Veronica is a well-known activist, advocate, and social worker.
Penny Daniels Education
Penny’s academic journey was marked by significant achievements. She embarked on her undergraduate studies at the prestigious University of Michigan, culminating in the successful completion of her degree in 1977. During her time there, she undoubtedly honed her intellectual prowess and laid the foundation for her future endeavors.
Following her undergraduate studies, Penny’s thirst for knowledge and her passion for journalism led her to Northwestern University. In 1980, she proudly earned a Master’s degree in broadcast journalism from this esteemed institution. At Northwestern, she delved deep into the intricacies of journalism, refining her skills in reporting, storytelling, and media production.
Penny Daniels Career
Daniels started her career in 1980 at the Green Bay, Wisconsin, CBS station before moving to Buffalo, New York to report for and host newscasts at the ABC affiliate WKBW-TV. She then relocated to Washington, D.C., where from 1985 to 1988 she worked as a reporter and stand-in anchor at the ABC station WJLA-TV. When Daniels worked as an anchor for WSVN-TV in Miami in the late 1980s and early 1990s, she made history as the first woman to solo host the nationally televised tabloid-style magazine program Inside Story.
The magazine program only aired for two years, from 1989 to 1990, but local ratings show that Miami audiences preferred it over the rival A Current Affair, which was then hosted by Maury Povich and then-aired on rival station WCIX-TV / WFOR-TV.
Daniels was overheard over the radio telling a producer, “You suck!” just before he left WSVN. Daniels eventually apologized for what he had stated, according to a March 22, 1993 Chicago Sun-Times article. When I’m performing a newscast, I don’t often become angry.
Daniels began working as an anchor and reporter for Chicago, Illinois’s WBBM-TV in April 1993. Daniels and Joan Lovett started hosting the station’s new noon broadcast in the middle of 1993.
Daniels departed WBBM in September 1994 to work as a weekday host for A Current Affair in New York. She served as the program’s host until September 1995, after which she switched to serving as a correspondent for the weekday episodes of the program and the anchor of the weekend edition. In 1996, the show was no longer broadcast.
Daniels began working for Spokane, Washington’s KHQ-TV in 1998. Daniels abruptly departed KHQ in October 2000 and the TV news industry to work as a communications trainer and consultant in Washington, D.C.
Daniels and two partners founded the nationwide communications coaching and consulting business 3D Communications in 2003. Charles Manson, a notorious criminal, was also interviewed by Daniels in 1989.
