Bloomberg Announces Live-Events Lineup for Week of June 20, 2005

Bloomberg Announces Live-Events Lineup for Week of June 20, 2005

NEW YORK, June 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg, the leading global provider of data, news and analytics, today unveiled its lineup of live events and selected interviews for the week ahead, June 20 through June 24. Available on Bloomberg Television(R), Bloomberg Radio(R) and to users of the Bloomberg Professional(R) service, the schedule for the week includes interviews and live events.

Highlights for the upcoming week include:

Monday, June 20

* Frank Nothaft, Chief Economist, Freddie Mac, interviewed live from Washington, D.C., 8:14 a.m. ET, on Bloomberg Television and real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV <GO>

* Bloomberg users see it live: Jeffrey M. Lacker, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, live from the 112th Annual Virginia Bankers Association Convention, starting at 10:15 a.m. ET on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV <GO>

Tuesday, June 21

* Harvey Pitt, Former United States Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman, interviewed live in the studio, 11:14 a.m. ET, on Bloomberg Television and real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >

Wednesday, June 22

* Former United States Senator, Robert Dole, will appear on "Money and Politics" on Bloomberg Television at 2:00 p.m. ET and on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >

Thursday, June 23

* Steve Westly, California State Controller, interviewed live, 7:40 a.m. ET, on Bloomberg Television and real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >

* Interviewed live, in the studio, Bear Stearns Chief United States Economist, John Ryding, 9:10 a.m. ET, on Bloomberg Television and real- time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >

Friday, June 24

* Live interview with former Federal Reserve governor Laurence Meyer at 7:40 a.m. ET, on Bloomberg Television and real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >

* Mark LaNeve, Vice President, General Motors, interviewed live in the studio, 12:17 p.m. ET, on Bloomberg Television and real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >

Also available this week on the Bloomberg Professional(R) service is a special series, entitled "Markets at Mid-Year", featuring top market experts including; Tom McManus, Chief Strategist, Bank of America, Stephen Roach, Chief Economist, Morgan Stanley, Jeetil Patel, Internet Analyst, Deutsche Bank, and Richard Bernstein, Chief Strategist, Merrill Lynch. This special series is available to Bloomberg users via AV < GO > on the Bloomberg terminal.

Through AV < GO > on the Bloomberg Professional(R) service, Bloomberg users watch Bloomberg Television, listen to Bloomberg Radio and access stories on demand from around the world in video and audio formats in real time on their desktops. Through LIVE < GO > on the Bloomberg Professional(R) service, Bloomberg users access live coverage of events including press conferences, company presentations, industry forums, trials and extended interactive interviews with Bloomberg Television guests. These events are archived on the Bloomberg Professional(R) service for Bloomberg users to access on an ongoing basis. Bloomberg's ten global TV channels are accessible to Bloomberg users via VID < GO >. Bloomberg Radio WBBR 1130 AM is accessible to Bloomberg users via AIR < GO >. These functions allow Bloomberg customers to see and hear live and archived news from their desktops. Bloomberg's multimedia functions are available to all Bloomberg users as part of the Bloomberg Professional(R) service, reflecting Bloomberg's commitment to add value to its all-inclusive, single price desktop product.

About Bloomberg

Bloomberg is the leading global provider of data, news and analytics. The BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL(R) service and Bloomberg's media services provide real- time and archived financial and market data, pricing, trading, news and communications tools in a single, integrated package to corporations, news organizations, financial and legal professionals and individuals around the world. Bloomberg's media services include BLOOMBERG NEWS(R), the global news service that includes more than 1,600 journalists in 127 bureaus worldwide; BLOOMBERG TELEVISION(R), the 24-hour business and financial network produced and distributed worldwide on 10 separate channels in seven languages; and BLOOMBERG RADIO(SM), which provides up-to-the-minute news on XM, Sirius and WorldSpace satellite radio around the world and on WBBR 1130AM in New York. In addition, BLOOMBERG PRESS(R) publishes books for investment professionals. For more information please visit http://www.bloomberg.com/ .

Source: Bloomberg

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