Peter Brennan is an American television producer, writer, journalist and author.
Brennan is the creator and executive producer of A Current Affair,[1] Judge Judy and Good Day New York.[citation needed]
In 1996, Brennan created and produced Judge Judy, its companion show, Judge Joe Brown and Cristina's Court.[2] Created and produced the syndicated court show, Last Shot with Judge Gunn[3] in 2011.
Brennan created the morning news program Good Day New York[4] for Fox television station WNYW.
He also created, wrote and produced An American Story – Bad Night in Cottageville[5] (starring Bill Bixby and Calista Flockhart), as well as The Extraordinary, a one-hour series.[6]
Brennan revived A Current Affair for 20th Century Fox television in 2005.[7][8] He is a former foreign correspondent for News Corporation in New York and city editor for the Sydney Daily Mirror.
Books
editAuthored two novels, Sudden Death[9] and Razorback.[10] The latter was made into a motion picture distributed by Warner Brothers in 1984.
Co-authored Those Wild, Wild Kennedy Boys![11] with Steve Dunleavy.[12]
Awards
editBrennan's Cristina's Court Emmys were awarded in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Last Shot With Judge Gunn took the Emmy in the same Legal/Courtroom category in 2012.[13]
Selected filmography
edit- 2011 Last Shot with Judge Gunn (TV series) (executive producer)
- 2011 The MoShow (TV series) (executive producer)
- 2006 Cristina's Court (TV series) (executive producer)
- 2005 A Current Affair (TV series) (executive producer)
- 1998 Judge Joe Brown (TV series) (executive producer)
- 1996 The Story First: Behind the Unabomber (TV movie) (executive producer)
- 1996 Boxing: A Different Look (TV movie) (executive producer, producer)
- 1996 Judge Judy (TV series) (executive producer)
- 1994 Premier Story (TV series) (executive producer)
- 1993 The Extraordinary (TV series) (executive producer)
- 1993 Marilyn: The Last Word (video documentary) (executive producer)
- 1990 An American Story (TV movie) (executive producer)
- 1990 Hard Copy (TV Series) (executive producer)
- 1986 A Current Affair (TV series) (producer)
Writer
edit- 2011 The MoShow (TV series)
- 1996 The Story First: Behind the Unabomber (TV movie)
- 1996 Boxing: A Different Look (TV movie)
- 1993 Marilyn: The Last Word (video documentary)
- 1981 Razorback (novel)
References
edit- ^ Povich, Maury (1992). Current affairs: a life on the edge – Maury Povich, Ken Gross – Google Boeken. ISBN 9780425132449. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
- ^ "Christina Upset Over Judy" (PDF). Cristinacourt.com. Retrieved November 17, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Production Staff". Last Shot With Judge Gunn. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
- ^ "Indulging an AppetiteFor Fine Food Fare – 2011-07-18 04:01:00 | Broadcasting & Cable". Broadcastingcable.com. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
- ^ "An American Story (1990)". IMDb.com. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
- ^ "Peter Brennan". IMDb.com. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
- ^ "Can Peter Brennan Rekindle His 'Affair'?". NextTV. Broadcastingcable.com. January 10, 2005. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ "Second pass at crass for 'Affair'". Los Angeles Times. March 21, 2005. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ Brennan, Peter. SUDDEN DEATH – Peter Brennan – Google Books. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
- ^ "Razorback – The Novel". Mrsatanism.com. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
- ^ Those Wild, Wild Kennedy Boys (May 1, 1976). Those Wild, Wild Kennedy Boys: Stephen Dunleavy, Peter Brennan: 9780523249681: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN 0523249683.
- ^ Arango, Tim (October 2, 2008). "A 'Tabloid Guy' Calls It a Night After 41 Years With Murdoch". NYTimes.com. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
- ^ "Daytime Emmy Awards winners: Creative Arts". Los Angeles Times. August 30, 2009. Retrieved November 17, 2012.