I don't know how I didn't get nervous either!! I seriously have been so tired and weirded out by things and I don't know as soon as I got on that set.. I was the first person to wanna try being in front of the camera/prompter and it felt warm and fuzzy. Totally weird.
Australia used to have a news show with nude anchors. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/10/04/1033538726926.html .
as a techie, I find it incredibly fun to play with people via teleprompter. most news anchors are just passthroughs, they don't even know what they are reading/saying and that is SO much fun when you get a chance to fuck with them.
What Penny is doing gives others an opportunity to see her. All sorts of jobs can result from that. Many start with a humble obscure beginning that way and end up with a successful job. .