Peter Brennan (producer)

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.

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

Authored 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

Brennan'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
  • 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)
  • 1997 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
  • 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
  1. Povich, Maury (1992). Current affairs: a life on the edge – Maury Povich, Ken Gross – Google Boeken. ISBN 9780425132449. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  2. "Christina Upset Over Judy" (PDF). Cristinacourt.com. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  3. "Production Staff". Last Shot With Judge Gunn. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  4. "Indulging an AppetiteFor Fine Food Fare – 2011-07-18 04:01:00 | Broadcasting & Cable". Broadcastingcable.com. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  5. "An American Story (1990)". IMDb.com. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  6. "Peter Brennan". IMDb.com. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  7. "Can Peter Brennan Rekindle His 'Affair'?". NextTV. Broadcastingcable.com. January 10, 2005. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  8. "Second pass at crass for 'Affair'". Los Angeles Times. March 21, 2005. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  9. Brennan, Peter. SUDDEN DEATH – Peter Brennan – Google Books. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  10. "Razorback – The Novel". Mrsatanism.com. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  11. Those Wild, Wild Kennedy Boys (May 1, 1976). Those Wild, Wild Kennedy Boys: Stephen Dunleavy, Peter Brennan: 9780523249681: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN 0523249683.
  12. Arango, Tim (October 2, 2008). "A 'Tabloid Guy' Calls It a Night After 41 Years With Murdoch". NYTimes.com. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  13. "Daytime Emmy Awards winners: Creative Arts". Los Angeles Times. August 30, 2009. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
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