SIRIUS XM Radio today announced that more than 30 of the nation’s top chefs and entertaining experts — including Martha Stewart, Emeril Lagasse, Wolfgang Puck, Marcus Sameulsson, 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.

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 radio@marthastewart.com.

Full lineup of scheduled guests:

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.

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In addition, Stewart’s weekly SIRIUS XM live call-in show Ask Martha, currently broadcast once a week, will expand to two days a week. On the show Stewart takes calls from listeners across the country, answering their questions about cooking, entertaining, gardening, home keeping, what new projects she is working on and more.

The renowned chef and restaurateur will host Cooking with Emeril from wherever he is in the country, introducing his listeners to the fascinating people, places and food he experiences. On every show he’ll take questions from callers and share recipes, tips and fun entertaining ideas. Emeril will also interview chefs he meets on the road, and will bring them together for thought-provoking discussions about the world of food.

Beginning the week of November 30, Cooking with Emeril will air live Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm ET and will replay nightly at 7:00 pm ET. Ask Martha will air live Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:00 – 5:00 pm and will replay nightly at 7:00 pm ET. Both shows will air exclusively on Martha Stewart Living Radio, SIRIUS channel 112 and XM channel 157 as part of “The Best of SIRIUS” package. Weekly schedules with programming information will be available at www.sirius.com and www.xmradio.com.

“We are thrilled to offer our listeners unprecedented access to these world-class talents as we expand Martha Stewart Living Radio to becoming a true destination lifestyle channel,” said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SIRIUS XM Radio.

“I look forward to spending more time talking to our wonderful SIRIUS XM Radio audience. They always have the most interesting questions. I enjoy learning about their different endeavors and offering information and guidance that will help them with their projects in the kitchen, in the garden and all around the home,” said Martha Stewart.

“This is going be great – I can’t wait to talk to people across the country and share the colorful places, chefs and food I experience in my daily life,” said Emeril Lagasse. “Food is the universal connector, and Martha Stewart Living Radio is the perfect arena to celebrate it and have fun.”

Listeners are invited to call or email their questions to Martha and Emeril when they are on the air to 866-675-6675 and radio@marthastewart.com.

For more information please visit www.sirius.com/martha and www.xmradio.com.

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• Over 30 recipes from Soup & Starters to Desserts
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Isaac Mizrahi: Tell Me Everything will kick off April 16, 2009 and will
air from 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm ET every Thursday through May 14, 2009
exclusively on Martha Stewart Living Radio, SIRIUS channel 112 and XM
channel 157 as part of “The Best of SIRIUS” package. Mizrahi will host
the show from SIRIUS XM Radio’s studios in New York City.

Mizrahi, a twenty-year veteran of the fashion industry and recently
appointed Creative Director of Liz Claiborne, will help people across
the country discover and embrace their personal style, solve their
fashion dilemmas and illustrate that style is attainable for anyone -
no matter the budget. SIRIUS XM listeners are encouraged to call in and
ask him questions during the live broadcasts at 866-675-6675.

On Isaac Mizrahi: Tell Me Everything, Mizrahi will draw upon
his many passions and inspirations, from fashion to entertaining to
style to food to pop culture to his beloved dogs and beyond. On every
show, he will take calls from across the country and welcome designers,
stylists, celebrities, and expert guests for style roundtable
discussions. Show topics will include spring fashion, weddings, trends
of today’s style makers from Hollywood to the White House, how to
entertain on a budget, and fun and fabulous tips for spring fashion.

On Martha Stewart Living Radio, SIRIUS channel 112 and XM channel
157, Martha Stewart and her team of lifestyle experts teach, advise,
and inspire around-the-clock with shows about entertaining, cooking,
pet care, gardening, weddings and much more.

For more information please visit www.sirius.com/martha and www.xmradio.com.