Emmy® award winning The PEAK third season premieres Sunday, September 22 at 6:30 pm

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Sept. 20, 2013 - PRLog -- Lehigh Valley, PA, August 2, 2103 – Emmy® award winning The PEAK, the region’s first thirty-minute newsmagazine show third season premieres Sunday, September 22 at 6:30 pm on WFMZ, Channel 69 (Service Electric Channel 8 and 508; RCN Lehigh Valley Channel 7 and 1007).  Join Ashley Russo and Mike Mittman as they feature the interesting people, places, and things that make the Lehigh Valley a wonderful place to live and work. Each week, The PEAK explores the latest medical news, healthy recipes, ways to stay fit, financial wellness, giving back through volunteering, and more!

This week’s show spotlight:

Deep Brain Stimulation

Battling tremors due to neurological conditions are a challenge for any patient- - now imagine if a small surgery could stop the tremors and get you back to living life.  Dr. Stephen Falowski introduces viewers to cutting edge technology available now at St. Luke's University Health Network.

Mind of the Athlete

Sports are not just a physical challenge, they take emotional and psychological "training" as well. Sports psychologist, Dr. Jarrod Spencer, is passionate about improving the emotional health of athletes.

Tail on the Trail

Half the battle of getting fit... is getting started.  "Get Your Tail on the Trail,"  a partnership between St. Luke’s University Health Network and the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, brings to the community a fun, family initiative — get off the couch and get active!

Viewers can watch The PEAK, Sundays at 6:30 pm on WFMZ, Channel 69 (Service Electric Channel 8 and 508; RCN Lehigh Valley Channel 7 and 1007) and past episodes can be seen at www.ThePEAKTV.com.

About The PEAK

The Emmy® award winning The PEAK, is a thirty-minute regional newsmagazine show dedicated to the interesting people, places, and things that make the Lehigh Valley a wonderful place to live and work. Tune in each week as we explore the latest medical news, healthy recipes, ways to stay fit, financial wellness, giving back through volunteering, and more!

Our goal is to share stories and information that help you live your life to the fullest and to be your best self through the many amazing services and opportunities offered right here in our region!

Hosts

Ashley Russo has worked in television and media for over 15 years. She started her career as a journalist in radio working as the news director at WNYU 89.1FM as an undergraduate at New York University. She graduated with a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism. On her path to ASR Media Productions, Ashley worked as a producer for NBC’s Today Show – Weekend Edition. There, she worked on breaking news stories, as well as fitness, health, cooking, and lifestyle segments. She left network news to start her own production company, Ashley Renna Productions, where she wrote, produced, and hosted “Ounce of Prevention” health segments airing daily worldwide on The Weather Channel. Now, as President/Executive Producer of ASR Media Productions and host of The PEAK, she looks forward to creating informative and fun programming which showcases the people of the Lehigh Valley! She lives The PEAK’s mission of helping viewers become their best self every day and looks forward to changing people’s lives, one story at a time!

Mike Mittman has worked for some of the East Coast’s largest radio stations, including Philadelphia’s legendary WFIL. He was the morning host for over 5 ½ years on Clear Channel Radio’s WKAP. He has hosted three nationally syndicated TV shows. Mike’s been affiliated with professional boxing for a long time, announcing fights for HBO, Showtime, Forum Boxing Inc., and many independent networks, plus several world-wide pay-per-view events. Currently he hosts the syndicated television talk show “Larry Holmes presents… What The Heck Were They Thinking?!.” He’s a familiar face to Lehigh Valley television viewers, as he has been on Service Electric’s TV-2 for many years. Mike is the host for Night of Legends, the world’s first ever World-Wide Televised Oldies Spectacular now airing in over 27 countries on Pay-Per-View. Once coined by a radio station program director as the “The Pied Piper of the Baby Boomers,” Mike is thrilled to be a part of The PEAK and to continue to entertain and highlight the amazing people and communities of the greater Lehigh Valley and surrounding areas.