Martha Stewart Living Radio's 'Thanksgiving Hotline' Launches Exclusively on SIRIUS XM

NEW YORK, Nov. 12, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- SIRIUS XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) today announced that more than 30 of the nation's top chefs and entertaining experts -- including Martha Stewart, Emeril Lagasse, Wolfgang Puck, Marcus Samuelsson, Isaac Mizrahi, Mario Batali and Charlie Palmer -- will take turns behind the microphone to help listeners solve all of their turkey day dilemmas during the fourth annual Martha Stewart Living® Radio Thanksgiving Hotline.

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During this annual special, exclusive to SIRIUS XM, these leading chefs and entertaining experts will join the Martha Stewart Living® Radio hosts live in studio to reveal their juiciest Thanksgiving tips and tricks, while personally offering advice to listeners across the country.  In addition to tackling holiday cooking quandaries ranging from the traditional to the unexpected, the culinary legends will divulge their favorite Thanksgiving recipes for the main course, hors d'oeuvres, variations on the traditional turkey meal, desserts, wine pairings, specialty cocktails (including non-alcoholic suggestions) designed for the holidays and much more. Martha and her team of Thanksgiving experts will also share their personal Thanksgiving memories and family traditions, supply useful tips for cooking on a budget, and reveal simple yet elegant suggestions to spruce up the table and spread holiday cheer.

The Martha Stewart Living® Radio Thanksgiving Hotline will air November 22, 23 and 24 from 7:00 am - 5:00 pm ET exclusively on Martha Stewart Living® Radio, SIRIUS channel 112 and XM channel 157 as part of "The Best of SIRIUS."  Each full day of programming will replay in its entirety beginning at 7:00 pm ET nightly. SIRIUS XM Radio listeners can call 866-675-6675 or email their questions to [email protected].

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All of the chefs contributed their own recipes for a special, free online cookbook, Martha Stewart Living Radio's Thanksgiving Hotline Recipes, created for SIRIUS XM especially for the occasion. This extraordinary collection of recipes and tips, which covers everything from turkey to desserts to wine selections, is available for download at http://www.sirius.com/marthastewartlivingradio and http://www.xmradio.com/marthastewartlivingradio.

About SIRIUS XM Radio

SIRIUS XM is America's satellite radio company, broadcasting more than 135 channels of commercial-free music, and premier sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic, weather, and data services to 19.9 million subscribers in cars, trucks, boats and aircraft, and through a wide range of mobile devices.

SIRIUS XM offers an array of content from some of the biggest names in entertainment, as well as from professional sports leagues, major colleges, and national news and talk providers. SIRIUS XM programming is also available at sirius.com and xmradio.com, and on Apple iPhone and iPod touch, BlackBerry and Android-powered mobile devices using the SIRIUS XM Premium Online App.

SIRIUS XM has arrangements with every major automaker and its radio products are available at retail locations nationwide, as well as shop.sirius.com and shop.xmradio.com.

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About Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (NYSE: MSO) is a diversified media and merchandising company, inspiring and engaging consumers with unique lifestyle content and distinctive products. The Publishing segment encompasses four magazines, including the company's flagship publication, Martha Stewart Living, periodic special issues and books. The marthastewart.com website provides consumers with instant access to MSLO's multimedia library, search and find capabilities, recipes, online workshops, community and personalization, as well as wedding-planning tools powered by WeddingWire and digital invitations with pingg.com. The Broadcasting segment produces the Emmy-winning, daily television series, "The Martha Stewart Show," and other original programming on Hallmark Channel, including "Mad Hungry with Lucinda Scala Quinn" and "Whatever with Alexis & Jennifer." Broadcasting also encompasses Martha Stewart Living Radio on SIRIUS channel 112 and XM channel 157 as part of "The Best of SIRIUS." In addition to its media properties, MSLO offers high-quality Martha Stewart products through licensing agreements with carefully selected companies, including the Martha Stewart Collection exclusively at Macy's, the Martha Stewart Living line of home-improvement products at The Home Depot, Martha Stewart Crafts with EK Success at Michaels and independent retailers, the Martha Stewart Pets line at PetSmart and more. In 2008, Emeril Lagasse joined the Martha Stewart family of brands; MSLO acquired the assets related to Lagasse's media and merchandising business, including television programming, cookbooks, and emerils.com website and his licensed kitchen and food products. For additional information about MSLO, visit www.marthastewart.com.

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