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Tim Cook to Be Profiled on NBC's Rock Center with Brian Williams Next Week

Friday November 30, 2012 4:18 pm PST by Jordan Golson

Tim Cook will be the center of a feature on NBC's Rock Center news show next week, the first major interview the CEO has given. Steve Jobs was famously camera shy, preferring to let Apple's products speak for themselves.

In this brief preview, Williams notes that Tim Cook was able to walk around Grand Central Station unrecognized until he got to the Apple Store there.

The full show will air on NBC next Thursday, December 6th.

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procrastinasn

172 months ago

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Tim Cook will be the center of a feature on NBC's Rock Center news show next week, the first major interview the CEO has given. Steve Jobs was famously camera shy, preferring to let Apple's products speak for themselves.

In this brief preview, Williams notes that Tim Cook was able to walk around Grand Central Station unrecognized until he got to the Apple Store there.

The full show will air on NBC next Thursday, December 6th.

Article Link: Tim Cook to Be Profiled on NBC's Rock Center with Brian Williams Next Week (https://www.macrumors.com/2012/11/30/tim-cook-to-be-profiled-on-nbcs-rock-center-with-brian-williams-next-week/)

Steve was camera shy? Since when?

Score: 19 Votes (Like | Disagree)

CalCanuck

172 months ago

I see Tim regularly at the Fraiche Yogurt shop in Palo Alto with his iPad. He never seems to recognize me though ;)

Score: 18 Votes (Like | Disagree)

AriX

172 months ago

Steve was camera shy? Since when?

Haha, that's what I was going to say. Being selective is not the same as being camera shy.

Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)

puckhead193

172 months ago

wish I ran into him and ask him where the flack the mac pros are and if they still care about there pro users.

Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)

184550

172 months ago

Yeah, maybe camera shy isn't the right choice of words. But he rarely spoke, if ever, spoke about his personal life - or about himself- when giving interviews. It was always about the products and values...

Except for that whole book thing towards the end.

Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)

chriscrk

172 months ago

Steve was camera shy? Since when?

Yeah, maybe camera shy isn't the right choice of words. But he rarely spoke, if ever, spoke about his personal life - or about himself- when giving interviews. It was always about the products and values...

Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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