Steve Jobs Nominated For Time Magazine's Person Of The Year? Lost Interview Teased
by Matthew Sims
November 10, 2011
Yesterday in New York City, "Rock Center" and "NBC Nightly News" host Brian Williams formally nominated Steve Jobs for Time magazine's person of the year. If you've read the Walter Isaacson biography of Steve Jobs you probably remember Jobs attempting to get the prestigious nomination in the early '80s as the Macintosh was being rolled out. Now, over 30 years later, if he was to grace the cover of this year's issue he would be the first to do so posthumously. In nominating Jobs, Williams said the following:
One guy, who changed our world, and I said to Seth Meyers as we walked across Sixth Avenue, ‘Just look with me on this one block walk at how he changed the world around us. Look at how he changed the world.’ Not only did he change the world, but he gave us that spirit again that something was possible that you could look at a piece of plastic or glass and move your finger– that’s outlandish. You could make things bigger or smaller like that. ‘Oh the places you’ll go’ and oh the way you will change forever the music and television industries. So may he rest in peace, Steve Jobs, and the spirit he represents, are my nominee for Person of the Year.The possibility is there, and many think he is a sure fire bet. What a tribute that would be, if over 30 years later, even after death, Steve Jobs could still get what he wants. This time though, he really deserves it. In other Steve Jobs news yesterday, a clip of a lost interview planned to be released in Landmark movie theaters on November 16 and 17 across the nation was teased. Showtimes and locations are still being decided, but make sure you check out the video below:
