Sandra Lee, Food Network Star and Editor-in-Chief of Semi-Homemade Magazine, to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell


ADVISORY, Jan. 30, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Sandra Lee, Food Network star and Editor-in-Chief of Sandra Lee
 Semi-Homemade magazine, will preside over the NASDAQ Opening Bell to
 celebrate the launch of the February/March 2009 inaugural issue,
 published by Hoffman Media. Executives from Hoffman including Eric
 Hoffman, COO of Hoffman Media and Brian Hoffman, Vice President Brand
 Marketing will be present.

 Each issue will bring readers simple solutions for achieving
 dramatic results in every part of their home. Sandra Lee will bring
 her 70/30 Semi-Homemade concept to recipes for quick balanced meals,
 entertaining themes and tablescapes, and project ideas for home and
 garden. With clever shortcuts on nearly every page, Sandra Lee
 Semi-Homemade focuses on lifestyle solutions for those who want to
 stretch their time and resources and take 100 percent of the credit
 for something that tastes, looks and feels as if it were made from
 scratch.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Monday, February 2, 2009 at 9:15 - 9:30 a.m. ET

 Contact:
 Audra Boltion
 Director of Communications
 Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade
 Main: 212.758.4896
 Direct: 212.838-0127
 Cell: 310.633-4684

 Cassin Donn
 Vice President
 Dan Klores Communications
 Direct: 212-981-5144

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Jolene Libretto
 (646) 441-5220
 Jolene.Libretto@NASDAQOMX.com

Feed Information:

The Opening Bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on Galaxy 19 C/15, downlink frequency 4000 vertical. The feed can also be found on Ascent fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Jolene Libretto at (646) 441-5220.

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 Ascent 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 Sandra Lee:

Sandra Lee is Editor-in-Chief of Semi-Homemade magazine, an internationally acclaimed Home & Food expert and host of the Emmy-nominated Food Network series, Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee. With 17 books to her crdit, she is a New York Times and Amazon.com best-selling author. With her trademark 70/30 Semi-Homemade(r) philosophy, which combines 70% ready-made products with 30% fresh and creative touches, Sandra is recognized as the foremost advocate to over-extended people. She created the platform to continually supply savory tactics that allows anyone to take 100% of the credit for something that looks, feels and tastes as if it were completely made from scratch.

About NASDAQ OMX:

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents, and with over 3,900 companies, it is number one in worldwide listings among major markets. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market; the OMX Nordic Exchange, including First North; and the 144A PORTAL Market. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and ETFs. NASDAQ OMX technology supports the operations of over 60 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more than 50 countries. OMX Nordic Exchange is not a legal entity but describes the common offering from NASDAQ OMX exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com/.