as a researcher, then as a sportscaster, and finally she became the weekend anchor for CBC Television in Montreal. That same year, Sweeney was hired as a journalist and host for CTV's W-FIVE. Sweeney subsequently founded her own production company, Elitha Peterson Productions. She has produced award-winning documentary programming for WTSN, W Network, TVOntario History Television and Vision TV. Sweeney co-produced the 1992 documentary In the Key of Oscar that profiled her uncle, Oscar Peterson. In 1998, Sweeney became a director of the Ontario Media Development Corporation the province of Ontario's Film Commission responsible for issuing film tax credits to filmmakers in Ontario. In 2002, Sweeney became executive producer in the Ontario division of the National Film Board of Canada. In 2004, Sweeney was named the president of International Performing Arts for All (IPAFA), the official supplier of arts and entertainment to the Canadian Paralympic Committee. Sweeney produced the 2004 Paralympic Salute to Canadian Athletes in Athens, Greece. In 2008, Sweeney was the executive producer of the Marriage of Excellence concert series that was broadcast in Wuhan, China. The concerts showcased Dee Dee Bridgewater, Sheila E, the Oliver Jones Trio, George Sampounidis, Justin Hines, Kitorah, Tony DeBlois, Kat Dyson, Rhonda Smith, Ma Li, Taylor Dayne and others. These were the first concerts ever staged between the Olympic and Paralympic Games to promote the integration of able-bodied artists and artists living with disabilities. In 2009 Sweeney was the executive producer of Quest for Excellence a documentary that was broadcast on Bravo Television in Canada. In 2015 Sweeney became a member of the International Olympic Committee's Culture and Olympic Heritage Commission. And in the same year Sweeney launched the ArtsGames Movement. In 2016 Sweeney was the executive producer of the International ArtsGames Committee's staged global ArtsGames Concert starring Sheila "E" in Rio de Janeiro Brazil, during the 2016 Olympic Games. See also Black Canadians References External links Canadian Olympic Committee IMDB page ArtsGames website 1956 births Canadian television journalists Canadian film producers Olympic basketball players of Canada Canadian women's basketball players Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1979 Pan American Games Black Canadian basketball players Black Canadian broadcasters Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Journalists from Montreal Basketball players from Montreal McGill University School of Music alumni Laurentian Voyageurs basketball players Living people Anglophone Quebec people Canadian women television