Willie Geist Net Worth
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What is Willie Geist Net Worth?
Willie Geist Net Worth is US$ 14 Million as of 2022.
| Net Worth | US$ 14 Million |
| Full Name | William Russell Geist |
| Born | May 3, 1975 (49 Years) |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 6’ 4” |
| Horoscope | Taurus |
| Country of Origin | United States of America |
| Source of Wealth | Commentator, Presenter |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Spouse | Christina Geist (m. 2003) |
| Children | Lucie Joy Geist, George William Geist |
| Famous For | His Work On Several NBC Shows |
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Biography
William Russell Geist, a journalist and member of the Yankee television temperament, was born on May 3, 1975. He co-anchors MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ and he also serves as the host of ‘Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist.’ Additionally, Geist frequently fills in as an anchor for Today’s weekday and Saturday editions. NBC Sports and NBC News correspondent Geist hosts and participates in NBC’s Olympic coverage. Geist oversaw the Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks and the lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree on NBC.
‘Good Talk, Dad,’ written in 2014 with his father Bill Geist, and ‘American Freak Show: The Completely Fabricated Stories of Our New National Treasures,’ published in 2010, are two books by Geist that have made it onto The New York Times bestseller list. ‘Loaded!, a self-help satire,’ is his third book. 2011 saw the publication of ‘Become a Millionaire Overnight and Lose 20 Pounds in 2 Weeks or Your Money Back!’
Timeline
Early life
Bill Geist, broadcast journalist, and a newspaper columnist, and Jody Geist, a social worker, were Geist’s parents when he was born in Evanston, Illinois. The Academy Award-winning producer of the documentaries ‘O.J.: Made in America’ and ‘The Last Dance,’ Libby Geist Wildes, has an older brother named Geist. He is Herbie Lewis’ great-grandson, who played for the ‘Hockey Hall of Fame-inducted Detroit Red Wings’ and was a former star player.
Geist first met Christina Sharkey while both were students at Ridgewood, ‘New Jersey’s George Washington Middle School.’ He was the basketball and football team captain at ‘Ridgewood High School,’ where they first started dating. His teams won the state football championship in 1991. Both the National Honor Society and New Jersey Boys State elected him. Geist earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science and French with honors from ‘Vanderbilt University’ in 1997, where he also served as editor of the student newspaper, ‘The Vanderbilt Hustler.’
Career
At the beginning of his career, Geist worked for CNN Sports Illustrated as an editor and producer before moving on to CNN Sports as a field producer and reporter, where he covered the Super Bowl, The Masters, and the NCAA Final Four.
After Don Imus was let go in late April 2007, Geist almost immediately started stepping in as a co-host on MSNBC’s 6-9 a.m. time slot. In September 2007, Geist joined Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski as a permanent co-host of Morning Joe. Late in July 2009, Geist started presenting his own 30-minute show, Way Too Early with Willie Geist, which debuted on MSNBC at 5:30 a.m. before Morning Joe. In 2010, Geist started filling in for Matt Lauer as the Today Show’s host and newsreader. Geist joined Today as a co-host in November 2012 and left Way Too Early. Geist was appointed the sole host of the brand-new Sunday Today in 2016, which debuted in April. Additionally, since 2010, Geist has contributed to the reporting of every Olympic Games on NBC Sports and NBC News.
NBC’s hours-long reportage of the Orlando nightclub shooting on the morning of June 12, 2016, was solo-anchored by Geist. In an NBC News Special Report that aired nationwide, Geist was on the air for seven straight hours. For comparable reporting on August 4, 2019, the morning following mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, Geist and Sunday TODAY was honored with the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award.
In addition to his political interview sessions on Morning Joe during the week, Geist has made a name for himself as a reputed long-form profile interviewer of the major celebrities in the world on Sunday TODAY.
Geist is the host of the well-liked Sunday Sitdown podcast, which includes the complete, unedited versions of the profile interviews he conducts for Sunday TODAY on television.
In Kung Fu Panda 3 Willie Geist voiced Sum, the twin panda brother who is related to Po, opposite Al Roker’s character Dim. Willie Geist has also appeared in a number of other films and television programs in cameo roles.
He often appears alongside a Real Housewife on Andy Cohen’s late-night Bravo program “Watch What Happens Live.”
In the “S*xiest Men Alive” publication of People magazine, Geist twice appeared, in 2012 and 2017.
During SNL’s drawings about Morning Joe, actor Mikey Day plays the part of Geist.
In 2019, Geist took part in a special How Low Will You Go episode that broadcasted on the Today Show and featured Jenna Bush Hager.
Net Worth Growth
Willie Geist is thought to have a US$ 14 million net worth. Both Sunday Today and MSNBC’s Morning Joe are co-anchored by Willie Geist. American journalist Willie Geist makes his living as a journalist.
Highlights
- Morning Joe (Co-host)
- Way Too Early with Willie Geist (Host)
- Sunday Today (Solo Host)
- Edward R. Murrow Award
- Kung Fu Panda 3 (Voice Work)
- Good Talk, Dad (Author)
- American Freak Show: The Completely Fabricated Stories of Our New National Treasures (Author)
- Loaded! Become a Millionaire Overnight and Lose 20 Pounds in 2 Weeks or Your Money Back! (Author)
Favorite Quotes from Willie Geist
“I think there’s something about the homemade birthday cake, because my wife, on my daughter’s first birthday, started the tradition where she takes a full cake and cuts the number birthday out of it.”
– Willie Geist
“When you are young the blue blazer feels like a grown-up costume.”
– Willie Geist
“If you’re one of the fortunate few on this Earth with a pass to enter the gates of Augusta National on Masters Sunday, you don’t leave early. You just don’t. If it’s a Masters Sunday when Tiger Woods is near the top of the leader board, you really don’t leave early.”
– Willie Geist
“Like a lot of kids, I had a Superman cake or different theme cakes, but then I hit the age where I think my mom thought I was ready for the German chocolate cake that she makes for my dad. Just the sight of that, the taste of that frosting, just reminds me of being at home with my mom and my dad and my sister and my friends.”
– Willie Geist
Keys Life Lessons from Willie Geist
- If you are persistent enough to see something through, hard work pays off.
- Success has no hidden formula. It is the outcome of planning, working diligently, and failing forward.
Frequently Asked Questions
He reportedly earns $5 million annually from his work on various NBC shows.
On May 3, 1975, Willie Geist was born. Age of Willie Geist is 47.
Summary
Both “Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist” and MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” are co-anchored by Willie Geist. Willie Geist joined MSNBC in 2007 as a co-host of Morning Joe’s 6-9 a.m. time slot. He was appointed the sole host of the brand-new Sunday Today in 2016.
NBC’s hours-long reportage of the Orlando nightclub shooting in June 12, 2016, was solo-anchored by Geist. Willie Geist is thought to have a US$ 14 million net worth. American journalist makes his living as a journalist. In 2019, Geist took part in a special How Low Will You Go episode that broadcasted on the Today Show and featured Jenna Bush Hager.
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