Terrance A. Sweeney is a renowned five-time Emmy Award-winning producer, with an illustrious career spanning multiple roles and achievements. He has served as Executive Director and Trustee of the Humanitas Prize, Senior Vice President of Paulist Productions, and President of Michael Media, Inc.
Sweeney holds a Master of Arts degree in Communication Arts from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, and a Ph.D. in Theology and Film from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California.
Throughout his career, Sweeney has authored four books, including the top-ten national best-seller "What God Hath Joined," co-authored with his wife Pamela Shoop Sweeney. His Emmy Award-winning documentary "Streets Of Anger, Streets Of Hope" made a significant impact, helping to reduce murders in East Los Angeles at a time when the city had the highest gang-related homicide ratio in the United States.
Sweeney's Emmy Awards were won for his work as Producer of the television series "Insight," which was broadcast on over 220 stations in the U.S. and 17 foreign countries. He was also awarded an Emmy for producing "The Juggler Of Notre Dame." His writing credits include "Loser Take All," "The Promise," and "My Main Man," each of which was honored with a Cine Golden Eagle Award.
Sweeney's first "Insight" script, "Clown Of Freedom," starred Martin Sheen. His first documentary script earned him an Emmy nomination for writing and an Emmy Award for Producing. This documentary explored the primary causes of gang violence and proposed ways to prevent it.
In addition to his work as a producer, writer, and consultant, Sweeney has contributed to over 50 films and television programs, including "The Thorn Birds," "Romero," "The Day Christ Died," and Hanna-Barbera's "Greatest Adventure Series" on the Bible.
