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United States Willie Geist is a prominent American television personality and journalist, known for his roles as co-anchor of MSNBC's "Morning Joe" and anchor of "Sunday Today with Willie Geist."
Willie Geist was scheduled as a speaker for Advertising Week NY 2024, highlighting his role as the host of NBC News' “Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist.”
Willie Geist has been a longtime personality for MSNBC, notably as co-anchor of Morning Joe. Promotional campaigns for the network have featured him alongside other MSNBC personalities.
Willie Geist is a correspondent for NBC News and hosts various programs including "Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist" and contributes to Today. He has been integral to their Olympic coverage and major news events.
Willie Geist contributes to NBC Sports’ Olympic coverage and various NBC Sports programs.
An auction item on Charitybuzz offered a "Meet Willie Geist at a Taping of MSNBC's Morning Joe in NYC," presenting him as a journalist, humorist, bestselling author, and correspondent for NBC News and Sports.
Willie Geist sits on the board of the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research and ran the New York City Marathon in 2021 to raise money for the foundation, raising over $500,000 for Parkinson's Disease research.
Willie Geist is a board member at Operation Mend, an organization at UCLA Medical Center that provides free surgery and care to severely injured military veterans.
William Russell Geist was born on May 3, 1975, in Evanston, Illinois, to newspaper columnist Bill Geist and social worker Jody Lewis. He grew up in Ridgewood, New Jersey, where he attended George Washington Middle School and Ridgewood High School. During his high school years, Geist was captain of both the basketball and football teams, winning the 1991 state football title. He was also elected to New Jersey Boys State and the National Honor Society. Geist furthered his education at Vanderbilt University, graduating cum laude in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and French. While at Vanderbilt, he served as an editor for the university’s newspaper, The Vanderbilt Hustler.
Geist began his career in media as an editor and producer for CNN Sports Illustrated. He later transitioned to a field producer and reporter role for CNN Sports, where he covered major sporting events such as the Super Bowl, the NCAA Final Four, and The Masters. His career trajectory led him to MSNBC, where he started substituting as a co-host for the 6–9 a.m. morning slot in April 2007, quickly becoming a permanent fixture. In September 2007, he was named permanent co-host of “Morning Joe” alongside Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski. In July 2009, Geist launched and hosted his own 30-minute program, “Way Too Early with Willie Geist,” which aired immediately before “Morning Joe.”
Geist’s influence expanded to NBC’s “Today Show” in 2010 when he began serving as a fill-in host for Matt Lauer and functioned as the show’s newsreader. By 2012, he became an official co-host of “Today” and concluded his work on “Way Too Early.” In April 2016, Geist assumed the role of solo-host for the new “Sunday Today with Willie Geist.” His work on “Sunday Today” led to an Edward R. Murrow Award in August 2019 for his coverage of mass shootings. He has also contributed to NBC Sports and NBC News’s coverage of every Olympic Games since 2010. Geist has also authored or co-authored two New York Times best-selling books, “Good Talk, Dad” (2014) and “American Freak Show” (2010), and released the self-help satire “Loaded!” in 2011. He is a board member for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research and Operation Mend.
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