Willie Geist Bio | Wiki
Willie Geist is an American television personality and journalist. He serves as an anchor of Sunday Today with Willie Geist and co-anchor of MSNBC’s Morning Joe. Willie is a correspondent for NBC News and NBC Sports, hosting and contributing to NBC’s Olympic coverage.
Willie hosts the popular Sunday Sitdown podcast, which features the full-length, unedited versions of his Sunday TODAY television profile interviews. In his “Sunday Sitdowns,” Geist talks with some of the biggest names in news and pop culture, from actors and musicians to presidents and CEOs. They talk about the stories behind their success.
Willie Geist Age
Willie was born on May 3, 1975, in Evanston, Illinois, United States. He is 47 years old.
Willie Geist Height
He is a man of tall stature and stands at a height of 6 ft 3 in (Approx. 1.9 m).
Willie Geist Family
His parents are Bill Geist (William Geist) and Jody Geist. Willie’s father is a newspaper columnist and broadcast journalist and his mother is a social worker. His brother is Libby Geist Wildes, who is the Academy Award-winning documentary film producer of O.J.: Made In America and The Last Dance. His great-grandfather is Herbie Lewis, who was a Detroit Red Wings star and Hockey Hall of Fame player
Willie Geist Wife
Willie married his wife, Christina on May 24, 2003, in Humacao, Puerto Rico. Together, they have a daughter, Lucie Joy, and a son, George William.
Willie Geist Education
Willie attended George Washington Middle School in Ridgewood, New Jersey. This is where he met his future wife, Christina Sharkey. He attended Ridgewood High School, and was captain of both the basketball and football teams, winning the 1991 state football title.
He was invited to New Jersey Boys State and the National Honor Society. He graduated cum laude from Vanderbilt University, where he was an editor of the school’s newspaper, The Vanderbilt Hustler.
Willie Geist Sunday Today
In 2010, Willie became a host of the Today Show and the show’s newsreader. In November 2012, he became an official co-host of Today and left Way Too Early. Willie was made a solo host of the new Sunday Today that launched in April 2016.” Sunday TODAY” airs live on NBC from 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. ET.
Willie and Sunday TODAY earned the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for similar coverage on August 4, 2019. Geist has earned a reputation on Sunday TODAY as a well-regarded long-form profile interviewer of the biggest celebrities in the world. In his “Sunday Sitdowns,” Geist talks with some of the biggest names in news and pop culture, from actors and musicians to presidents and CEOs. They talk about the stories behind their success.
Willie Geist Podcast
Willie hosts the popular Sunday Sitdown podcast, which features the full-length, unedited versions of his Sunday TODAY television profile interviews. It gives sharp conversational coverage of the day’s news and in-depth profiles of the people and ideas shaping our culture.
In his “Sunday Sitdowns,” Willie talks with some of the biggest names in news and pop culture, from actors and musicians to presidents and CEOs.They talk about the stories behind their success.
Willie Geist Salary
His annual salary is $2.5 million dollars. His main source of wealth is television as he computes as an anchor, newscaster, and presenter.
Willie Geist Net Worth
Willie has worked on television as an anchor, newscaster, and presenter. There is no doubt therefore he has accumulated a decent fortune over the years. Willie’s estimated net worth is $6 million.
Who Is Willie Geist
Willie is an American television personality and journalist. He serves as an anchor of Sunday Today with Willie Geist and co-anchor of MSNBC’s Morning Joe. Willie is a correspondent for NBC News and NBC Sports, hosting and contributing to NBC’s Olympic coverage. In his “Sunday Sitdowns,” Geist talks with some of the biggest names in news and pop culture, from actors and musicians to presidents and CEOs.