YouTube star Joe Penna boards Fox science show

Realscreen Joe Penna is the latest online star taking his talents to linear television. On Tuesday it was announced that he will host Xploration Earth 2050, a new syndicated series that will debut on Fox-owned stations beginning in September. Created and produced by Steve Rotfeld Productions, Xploration Earth 2050 is part of a 2-hour block of 30-minute programs inspired by the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) movement in American education. Titled <a href=””https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xoPDj_CBFY“” target=””_blank””>“Xploration Station,”</a> it also includes Xploration Outer Space, Xploration Awesome Planet, hosted by Philippe Cousteau Jr. (grandson of the famous underwater explorer), and Xploration Animal Science. The block has been picked up by other station groups and cleared in 80% of the U.S. <div style=””overflow: hidden; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;””>Read more: <a style=””color: #003399;”” href=””http://realscreen.com/2014/07/30/youtuber-joe-penna-boards-fox-tv-science-show/#ixzz38y719CA3“”>http://realscreen.com/2014/07/30/youtuber-joe-penna-boards-fox-tv-science-show/#ixzz38y719CA3</a></div>”