Willie Geist

About Willie Geist

Morning Joe co-host and Today Show co-host on MSNBC.

William Russell Geist is an American television personality and journalist. He is co-anchor of MSNBC's Morning Joe and anchor of Sunday Today with Willie Geist. Geist also frequently serves as a fill-in anchor on both the weekday edition and the saturday edition of Today. Geist is a correspondent for NBC News and NBC Sports, hosting and contributing to NBC's Olympic coverage. Geist has hosted the Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks and Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting on NBC. Geist is the author or co-author of two books that have appeared on The New York Times bestseller list: Good Talk, Dad – written in 2014 with his father Bill Geist – and American Freak Show: The Completely Fabricated Stories of Our New National Treasures, released on October 12, 2010. His third book, the self-help satire Loaded! Become a Millionaire Overnight and Lose 20 Pounds in 2 Weeks or Your Money Back! released on May 10, 2011.

Alma mater	Vanderbilt University
Children	2
Parent(s)	Bill Geist
Relatives	Herbie Lewis (great-grandfather)
Born	William Russell Geist, May 03, 1975, Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Years active	1997–present
Occupation	Television personality, journalist

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Trivia

He used to be a producer for the sports commentary show I, Max.

Willie Geist before fame

He began his career at CNN Sports Illustrated as an editor and producer.

Achievement of Willie Geist

He used to work as a producer for I, Max, a sports commentary show.

Salary 2020

$5 Million Per Year

Net Worth 2020

$12 Million

Willie Geist family life

He and Christina Sharkey Geist, whom he married on May 24, 2003, have two children. Bill Geist is his father's name.

Associations of Willie Geist

He has been on Jon Stewart's The Daily Show.

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