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.^{[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

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)
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

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

^ 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.

External links

[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.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[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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