ADVISORY, Jan. 26, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --
What: Bernard Lagat, four-time Wanamaker Millrose Champion and two-time Olympic medalist, will preside over the closing bell in celebration of the 100th Millrose Games taking place at Madison Square Garden on Friday, February 2, 2007. Bernard will be joined by former Olympic track and field stars Eamonn Coghlan, Diane Dixon and Joetta Clark Diggs. Where: NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio When: Monday, January 29, 2007 at 4 p.m. ET Contacts: Justin Edelman Edelman 212.704.4430; Justin.Edelman@edelman.com NASDAQ MarketSite: Jolene Libretto; 646.441.5220; 347.219.9539 Jolene.Libretto@NASDAQ.com
Feed Information:
The closing bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA-6 C-band/transponder 17. The downlink frequency is 4040 Vertical; Audio 6.2-6.8. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Jolene Libretto at (646) 441-5220.
Webcast:
A live Webcast of the NASDAQ Closing Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm
Photos:
To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.
About The Millrose Games:
The 100th running of the event will take place at Madison Square Garden on Friday, February 2nd at 6:30pm and will feature dozens of Olympians, top college and high school participants and a fastest kid in New York competition for 7- and 8-year-olds
Held annually since 1908, the Millrose Games is the nation's longest running invitational track meet and Madison Square Garden's longest running sporting event. The event will be broadcast live on ESPN2 and on tape the next day on NBC.
Good seats are still available by calling Ticketmaster at 212-307-7171, via the internet at www.ticketmaster.com or by visiting the Madison Square Garden box office.