ADVISORY, Aug. 18, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
What: Emma Jordan-Simpson, Executive Director of Children's Defense Fund - New York, will preside over the NASDAQ Opening Bell. Where: NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio When: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. EDT Contacts: Robyn Furman (212) 697-2323 (office) (917) 273-6474 (mobile) rfurman@cdfny.org NASDAQ MarketSite: Robert Madden 646.441.5045 Robert.Madden@NASDAQOMX.com
Feed Information:
The opening bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on Galaxy 28 C/9, downlink frequency 3880 horizontal. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Madden at (646) 441-5045.
Radio Feed:
An audio transmission of the opening bell is also available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.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 Opening Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm.
Photos:
To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.
About Children's Defense Fund:
The Children's Defense Fund's Leave No Child Behind(r) mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.
CDF provides a strong, effective voice for all the children of America who cannot vote, lobby, or speak for themselves.
We pay particular attention to the needs of poor and minority children and those with disabilities.
CDF encourages preventive investment before children get sick or into trouble, drop out of school, or suffer family breakdown.
CDF began in 1973 and is a private, nonprofit organization supported by foundation and corporate grants and individual donations. We have never taken government funds.