ADVISORY, Feb. 15, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --
What: Kirsten Haglund, will preside over the closing bell to celebrate being crowned Miss America 2008 and being named Goodwill Ambassador for Children's Miracle Network. Where: NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio When: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. ET Contact: NASDAQ MarketSite: Jolene Libretto; 646.441.5220; mobile - 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 Galaxy - 26 -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.
Radio Feed:
An audio transmission of the closing bell is also available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Waterfront fiber 1623 as well.
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 Kirsten Haglund:
Kirsten was crowned Miss America 2008 on January 26, 2008 at the Planet Hollywood Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kirsten will travel over 20,000 miles each month promoting the Miss America Organization, speaking on her personal platform of Raising Awareness of Eating Disorders, and as the Goodwill Ambassador for the Children's Miracle Network, the national platform partner of the Miss America Organization.
About Miss America Organization:
The Miss America Organization is one of the nation's leading achievement programs and the world's largest provider of scholarship assistance for young women. Last year, the Miss America Organization and its state and local organizations made available more than $45 million in cash and scholarship assistance. For more information, go to www.missamerica.org
About Children's Miracle Network
Children's Miracle Network is a non-profit organization dedicated to saving and improving the lives of children by raising funds for children's hospitals across North America. Each year the 170 Children's Miracle Network hospitals provide the finest medical care, life-saving research and preventative education to help millions of kids overcome diseases and injuries of every kind. To learn more visit www.childrensmiraclenetwork.org