The two made history in November when they defeated Donald Trump in a bitter election that led to him being placed in a small club of presidents who only served one term. Harris was elected the country’s first woman, the first black, and the first vice president of South Asia that day.
“To change the American story, to show that the power of empathy is greater than the anger of division, to share the vision of healing in a tragic world, Biden and Kamala Harris are Time’s 2020 Person of the Year,” wrote the time editor-in-Chief Edward. Felsenthal.
Eric Yuan, CEO of Zoom, has been named Business Person of the Year. The video chat service has resulted in popularity amid a health crisis that forced people to work and learn from home.
In the category of guardians of the year, the activists of the time were named Asa Troro, Porch Bennett-Bay and the organizers of Ethnic-Justice; Frontline health workers fighting the epidemic; Anthony Fausi and Dr.
Time Magazine’s tradition of singing a particularly influential person began in 1927 as Man of the Year. The name was later changed to Person of the Year, given to a person, a group, a movement or an idea that had the most influence in the previous year. Time was named Person of the Year in 2006 to recognize the millions of people who have contributed to the content on the Internet. Not everyone who makes the cut has a positive influence. For example, Adolf Hitler was Man of the Year in 1938. In 2019, Time selected young climate activist Greta Thunberg.
The shortlist, initially unveiled on Thursday, was a clear reflection of the most dramatic events of the year. Biden, Trump, Frontline Health Care Workers, and Dr. Faussie and the Movement for Racial Justice were all key figures in a turbulent year, including a deadly epidemic, social unrest over racial injustice, and controversial elections.
NBA star LeBron James was named Athlete of the Year and Korean pop group BTS Entertainer of the Year, both on Thursday morning on NBC’s “Today” show. Person of the Year was featured in a special prime time broadcast on the network, marking the first time NBC has partnered with the magazine’s Emmy-Winning Time Studio on this standard coverage for Person of the Year.
Actors Isa Rai and Matthew McConaughey kicked off the hours-long, star-studded event featuring Vanessa Bryant, John Cena, Yo Yo Ma, BTS and HRC Bruce Springsteen Person of the Year.
Last year’s period expanded the Person of the Year franchise, introducing four additional categories, including Business Person of the Year. The decision came later Salesforce (CRM) CEO Mark Benioff and his wife Lynne Benifo bought Time in 2018 from the magazine group Meredith Corp. (M.D.P.), Who joined Time Inc. in 2017. Acquired.
The TV event is the third such broadcast partnership for Time Studio this year. Instead of its annual TIME100 feast, Time released its list of the 100 most influential people in September, including a TV special on ABC. Last week, Time named its first Kid of the Year on the TV special, which airs on Nickelodeon and CBS.
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