frederick ralph cornelius penner, cm (born november 6, 1946) is a canadian tv host who is famous as a children's entertainer. penner does concerts and lectures across north america. from 1985 to 1997 he had his own television show called "fred penner's place." it was shown on the canadian broadcasting corporation television network. it was co-produced and shown on nickelodeon in 1989 and 1990.