From Stories of Redemption to Candid Personal Reflection, Hear People in the Public Eye Say Things You've Never Heard Before About How Their Lives Changed in 2009
(NEW YORK) - Monday, Nov. 16 - With the dawn of the New Year weeks away, NBC takes a look at the most fascinating, inspirational, heroic and notorious figures, and most-talked about stories of 2009. Taylor Swift, Nadya Suleman, Susan Boyle, Kobe Bryant, Captain Chelsey Sullenberger and Captain Richard Phillips, all speak out in new and revealing interviews with NBC's Matt Lauer in a Thanksgiving night primetime special. From candid reflections and stories of redemption to surprising talk about how fame has affected their personal lives, viewers will get to see people in the public eye saying things they've never heard before.
NBC's "People of the Year," with Matt Lauer, will premiere on Thursday, Nov. 26 (9:00 PM/ET). Photos will be available on www.nbcumv.com, and excerpts from the interviews will be released later this week, as more guests for the primetime special will be announced. Jim Bell and David Corvo are the executive producers.