‘St. Luke’s Health Now’ Nominated for Emmy Awards (Sponsored)

The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Tuesday announced the 2018 Emmy® nominations, including nominations for “St. Luke’s Health Now-Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery.”

Individual nominees include:

• Ashley Russo, Executive Producer
• Kenneth Szydlow, Executive Producer
• Kathryn Wallace, Director of photography

Ashley Russo, president and executive producer of ASR Media Productions (which is based at 410 Collaborative on Main Street in Hellertown) and host of St. Luke’s Health Now, said, “I am so proud of our team. Doing what we love as a team every day within this community is a great privilege.”

“To be recognized for this work is an added bonus,” added Russo, who lives in Upper Saucon Township.

“St. Luke’s Health Now is an intelligent addition to the wide assortment of quality programing available in the Lehigh Valley,” said executive producer, Ken Szydlow, of Lower Saucon Township. “The show features St. Luke’s physicians discussing cutting-edge health topics.

St. Luke’s Health Now airs Monday evenings on WFMZ-TV, Channel 69.

Szydlow added, “I am thrilled our show has been nominated. I appreciate the amazing talents of Ashley Russo and her ASR team, as well as Sue Ross and the dedication of the rest of my marketing team, our enthusiastic physician panelists and our loyal studio audience. Keep watching. There are so many more stories to tell.”

Szydlow and Russo also acknowledged and thanked Barry Fisher and WFMZ-TV Channel 69 for their continued support of St. Luke’s Health Now, The PEAK TV and their shared vision to focus on the Lehigh Valley community.

The 2018 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards will be presented at the Philadelphia Marriott on Oct. 13, 2018. For more information about the awards, click here.

Note: This story was contributed by St. Luke’s University Health Network. Its publication is part of a local health news partnership between Saucon Source and SLUHN.