FOX's MASTERCHEF and HELL'S KITCHEN to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell


ADVISORY, July 19, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What:

FOX's MASTERCHEF and HELL'S KITCHEN, two FOX culinary competition series, will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square.

In honor of the occasion, Frank Mirando, a contestant on the current season of MASTERCHEF, and Dana Cohen, a contestant on the current season of HELL'S KITCHEN, will ring the Closing Bell.

Where:

NASDAQ MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

When:

Friday, July 20, 2012 – 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET

Contact:
Joanna Wolff
212-556-2519
joanna.wolff@fox.com

NASDAQ MarketSite:
Jen Knapp
(212) 401-8916
Jennifer.knapp@nasdaqomx.com

Feed Information:

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Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Closing Bell will be available at:
http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx.

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 FOX's MASTERCHEF and HELL'S KITCHEN:

Currently airing its third season, MASTERCHEF is a culinary competition series based on the U.K. smash hit and Australian format that searches for the best amateur cooks in America, and through a series of exciting elimination rounds, will turn one of them into a culinary master. MASTERCHEF airs Mondays and Tuesdays (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

MASTERCHEF is produced by Shine America and One Potato Two Potato and is based on the format created by Franc Roddham and Shine. Shine International handles distribution for the MASTERCHEF format. Elisabeth Murdoch, Eden Gaha, Robin Ashbrook, Gordon Ramsay, Adeline Ramage Rooney, Patricia Llewellyn and Ben Adler serve as executive producers. 

"Like" MASTERCHEF on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MasterChef. Follow the series on Twitter @MASTERCHEFonFOX and join the discussion at #masterchef.

Currently airing its 10th season, HELL'S KITCHEN is an unscripted culinary boot camp that features the drama of aspiring restaurateurs competing for world-renowned Chef Gordon Ramsay's approval and the chance to become America's next culinary star. HELL'S KITCHEN is produced by ITV Studios America in association with A. Smith & Co. Productions. Arthur Smith, Kent Weed and Gordon Ramsay serve as executive producers.

HELL'S KITCHEN airs Mondays and Tuesdays at 8:00PM ET/PT on FOX. "Like" HELL'S KITCHEN on Facebook at www.facebook.com/hellskitchen. Follow the series on Twitter at @hellskitchenonfox, and follow Ramsay at @GordonRamsay01.

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