Penelope Jean Hayes
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Penelope Jean Hayes is Head of TGR TV and Host of the network’s travel series, Back To Our Roots, which features the backstories of sustainable farms available on Eco Farm Finder. She has appeared on television hundreds of times as an expert guest including for Dr. Phil, ABC News, and internationally. Penelope founded the study of viralenology for personal, interpersonal, and planetary wellness. She is the author of the bestselling books The Magic of Viral Energy: An Ancient Key to Happiness, Empowerment, and Purpose (Mind, Body & Spirit/Self Help), and Do Unto Earth: It’s Not Too Late (New Thought/Environment).

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Penelope Jean Hayes is Head of TGR TV and Host of the network’s travel series, Back To Our Roots, which features the backstories of sustainable farms available on Eco Farm Finder.
Penelope began her career as a publicist to television personalities. In 2010, after attending a TV interview with a client, an ABC News producer recognized her talent in front of the camera and offered her an on-camera gig. She soon became the Host of Pop News with Penelope, a 5-year running talk format segment on an ABC News affiliate. Since then, Penelope has appeared internationally as an expert guest on countless television and radio programs, including the Dr. Phil Show.
Penelope is a bestselling author in the genre of personal betterment. In 2020, her first book was published, titled The Magic of Viral Energy. That same year, she founded the study of viralenology for personal, interpersonal, and planetary wellness, and was granted a U.S. trademark for the term “viral energy,” which describes the phenomenon of contagious energy and its impacts on all aspects of life. Directly following the first, her second book was released and quickly became a No. 1 bestseller, titled Do Unto Earth. This book speaks plainly about the damage mankind has done to the planet, energetically and physically, and offers solutions for our future.
She hosts the podcast, PENELOPE, distributed by Spotify and iHeartRadio. She has used her voice for eleven books published worldwide by Blackstone Publishing and available on Audible, Amazon, and everywhere audiobooks are sold. In 2021, Do Unto Earth became the No. 1 bestselling audiobook in its genre.
She is an advocate for the humane treatment of animals and sustainable choices for a healthier environment. In her role as Head of TGR TV, Penelope optimizes the platform to bring exposure to unique eco farms and sustainable projects and lifestyles around the world. She is responsible for the network’s strategic direction, content development and acquisitions, onboarding the best talent, finding and sharing stories about people who are changing our broken food system, and highlighting local and global projects and initiatives working to heal our beautiful planet.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
TELEVISION and TALK FORMAT HOSTING
- Talk Format Host and Entertainment Analyst of a 5-year running TV segment called Pop News with Penelope on WCIV-TV—an ABC News affiliate (2010-2015), covering current affairs in the news related to popular culture and celebrities, fashion, and lifestyle.
- Red-carpet coverage of the 88th Annual Academy Awards in 2016 for ABC WCIV-TV.
- On-Camera Host of EyeOnLP / 2013 and 2015. Plus, Spokesperson for LP Magazine (National).
TV SERIES HOSTING
- 2023: Host of TGR TV's new travel series, coming soon!
EXPERT GUEST APPEARANCES ON TV
- Popular Culture/Media Analyst for the Dr. Phil Show: Featured on the Season 12 Premiere episode as an expert.
- Expert guest appearing on countless TV shows, international news shows, radio programs—including the nationally syndicated show COAST TO COAST with George Noory (2021)—plus numerous webcasts and podcasts.
RADIO and PODCAST HOSTING
- Talk Radio Political Commentator and Hot Topics Host for WQSC 1340 + AM 950 The Voice * 2016 election coverage.
- 2018-present: Host of the podcast show titled PENELOPE, distributed on iHeartRadio, iTunes, Spotify, Audible, and more.
VOICEOVER
- 2020-present: Voiceover artist for eleven books published nationally and internationally by Blackstone Publishing and available on Audible, Amazon, and everywhere audiobooks are sold. One of these audiobooks became the #1 Bestselling Audiobook in its genre on Amazon and Audible.
JOURNALISM
- Contributer for HuffPost
- Writer for Face the Current Magazine
BESTSELLING AUTHOR
- The Magic of Viral Energy (2020)
- Do Unto Earth (2021)
REELS
- ENERvention TV Series (in development)
- Television Series Host Reel
- General On-Camera Reel
EDUCATION
Bachelor’s Degree, Journalism and Mass Communications, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

“Penelope, you’re a natural on television. You’re very good!” —Dr. Phil McGraw, Host, The Dr. Phil Show
“A must-read book for everyone who cares about the future of humanity and our planet.”
—Dr. Ervin Laszlo, two-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee, recipient of the Goi Peace Prize and International Mandir of Peace Prize, bestselling author of Science and the Akashic Field, founder of the Laszlo Institute of New Paradigm Research and The Club of Budapest, fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science and the International Academy of Philosophy of Science
“Life is often a mysterious journey and author Penelope Jean Hayes has offered her personal recollection of the many interesting revelations she encountered along her pathway towards wisdom and enlightenment.” —Dr. Fred Alan Wolf, winner of the National Book Award in Science, bestselling author of Taking the Quantum Leap, and cast of the films What the Bleep Do We Know!? and The Secret (endorsement for The Magic of Viral Energy)
“A 911 call from Planet Earth herself, Do Unto Earth is a potent manifesto for living life today and forward. This book should be required reading in schools. We must act now!”
—Mary Madeiras, three-time Emmy-Winning director, screenwriter
"The author is knowledgeable on a variety of important and sometimes complex subjects, such as alternative fuels, climate change, and nutrition. Hayes is an excellent researcher, giving us abundant threads to follow." — Four Star Book Review (Do Unto Earth)
“Penelope Jean Hayes shows us the way. With humor, happiness, and whole-hearted smarts, Penelope clarifies the path to true fulfillment. Her work—and this M.O.V.E.-ment—is for everyone who craves helpful and kind guidance to ‘get out of your head’ and plug in to your greatest potential. Brava!” —Jeffrey Marsh, author of How To Be You; speaker; online sensation; official social media ambassador and red carpet correspondent for the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN); called “A Master of Video” by O Magazine, the Oprah Winfrey magazine.
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Media & Representation
Television Agent: Jon Katzman
Literary Agent: Bill Gladstone
Publicist: Dea Shandera
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