Featured Image: ASR team (Photo credit: Marco Calderon)

The production company has been awarded five statues since 2012.

Hellertown, PA (September 25, 2021) – Award-winning ASR Media Productions (ASR Media) was presented with a 2021 Mid-Atlantic Emmy® statue for work that aired between April 1, 2020, and March 31, 2021. The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the honors during a virtual ceremony held on Saturday, September 25.

Construction 101: Let’s Build Camp Empowers Girls received the distinction in television production excellence.

Title: Construction 101: Let’s Build Camp Empowers Girls Category: Education/Schools – Short Form Content (Single Story) Individual Nominees:

• Ashley Russo, Executive Producer
• Kenneth Szydlow, Executive Producer
• Katie Pressler, Associate Producer
• Dylan Sweeney, Editor and Camera Operator

“While ASR Media Productions doesn’t do this work for acclaim, we are honored to be recognized by our peers. I am exceptionally proud of my team for their unmatched dedication and drive, especially during Covid-19,” said Ashley Russo, President and Executive Producer of ASR Media Productions and host of St. Luke’s HealthNow and The PEAK TV. “ASR Media is thankful for the support of local organizations and viewers who value the show’s mission, and we will continue to showcase a positive image of the Lehigh Valley through hard work, resourcefulness, and reinvention.”

ASR Media has been nominated for 20 Mid-Atlantic Emmy® awards and awarded five statues – in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2020, and 2021. The production company produces The PEAK TV and co-produces St.

Luke’s HealthNow with St. Luke’s University Health Network. Both programs air as part of St. Luke’s Monday night line-up on WFMZ-Channel 69.

“St. Luke’s University Health Network could not be more proud of the collaboration with ASR Media Productions. We will always share interesting and inspiring stories and serve the Lehigh Valley as a trusted health resource through St. Luke’s HealthNow and The PEAK TV,” stated Executive Producer Ken Szydlow. “It is delightful to see our partnership rewarded with an Emmy win this year, and I look forward to our future accomplishments.”

Szydlow and Russo also wish to acknowledge and thank Barry Fisher and WFMZ-Channel 69 for the continued support of St. Luke’s HealthNow, The PEAK TV, and the shared vision to focus on the Lehigh Valley as a valued community.

The Mid-Atlantic Chapter serves the television community in the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware regions. Peer panels in other major television markets judge entries. 

About ASR Media Productions

ASR Media Productions, creators of meaningful media such as Emmy® award-winning The PEAK TV, Lehigh Valley’s premier lifestyle program airing locally on WFMZ – Channel 69 and nationally on DrTV. ASR Media Productions specializes in video and television production services, creative direction and writing, documentary storytelling, commercial concept and development, event recaps, and media training as well as marketing and social media placement that complement and enhance a company’s existing efforts. ASR Media assists in the development of effective strategies for creating relationships between businesses and their key audiences. Each customized project is designed to meet our client’s immediate and long-term goals. www.asrmediaproductions.com

About St. Luke’s University Health Network

Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 16,000 employees providing services at 12 hospitals and 300+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue greater than $2 billion, the Network’s service area includes 10 counties: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, and Schuylkill counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. Dedicated to advancing medical education, St. Luke’s is the preeminent teaching hospital in central-eastern Pennsylvania. In partnership with Temple University, St. Luke’s created the Lehigh Valley’s first and only regional medical school campus. It also operates the nation’s longest continuously operating School of Nursing, established in 1884, and 38 fully accredited graduate medical educational programs with 347 residents and fellows. St. Luke’s is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system with Medicare’s five- and four-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. St. Luke’s is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital. In 2020, two of IBM Watson Health’s 100 Top Hospitals were St. Luke’s hospitals. St. Luke’s University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from IBM Watson Health eight times in total and six years in a row. St. Luke’s has also been cited by IBM Watson Health as a 50 Top Cardiovascular Program. Utilizing the Epic electronic medical record (EMR) system for both inpatient and outpatient services, the Network is a multi-year recipient of the Most Wired award recognizing the breadth of the SLUHN’s information technology applications such as telehealth, online scheduling and online pricing information. St. Luke’s is also recognized as one of the state’s lowest cost providers.