Fox5NY wins Emmy for “Lyme and Reason” special
New York television station WNYW, also known as Fox5NY, has won an Emmy award for its groundbreaking program “Lyme & Reason: The Cause & Consequence of Lyme Disease,” which first aired on June 30, 2016.
Winners were announced May 6, at a black-tie gala sponsored by the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Lyme & Reason was a 22-minute special report discussing the causes and effects of Lyme disease, controversies over testing and misdiagnosis, and the personal struggles of patients and medical professionals.
Reporter Teresa Priolo tweeted the following from the gala:
We salute station manager Lew Leone, producer Joe Silvestri, reporter Priolo and other members of the news team that brought this important piece of journalism to the public eye.
Wow fantastic dues congratulations to the TV station that brought this important not only to our huge community but to the public that a tick bite is to be taken seriously.
I remember watching it over and over when it first came out. DOROTHY thank you for posting this for us all.
Betty Gordon, Iowa lie am activist
Lyme and Reason was an excellent, informative documentary that likely opened many eyes and saved many lives when it was aired. I was so pleased that a respected reporter and popular news station was getting the word out! Lyme disease needs to be taken seriously and avoided at all possible costs. One tick bite that is not properly treated can change your life dramatically. Congratulations and thank you for a job well done!
Excellent I wish they could put tis on a blu ray etc so that we who missed the presentation & can see it.
If you click on the link in our blog, you can view it on YouTube.