Bill Geist
| Bill Geist | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 10, 1945 Champaign, Illinois, U.S. |
| Education |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, '68 B.A. Communications University of Missouri, '71 Master's Communications |
| Title | Correspondent, CBS News Sunday Morning |
| Children |
Willie Geist Libby Geist Wildes |
| Website | CBS bio |
William "Bill" Geist (born May 10, 1945) is an American author, columnist, and television journalist.
Geist was born in Champaign, Illinois, and graduated from Champaign Central High School. He served in the United States Army as a combat photographer with the First Infantry Division in Vietnam,where he was awarded the Bronze Star. He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, graduating with a BA in Communications (1968), and the University of Missouri, graduating with an MA in Communications (1971).
Geist began his career in 1972 when he joined the Chicago Tribune's Suburban Trib subsidiary, where he worked as a reporter and columnist until 1980. From 1980 until 1987, he was a New York Times columnist; his "About New York" column appeared twice a week during this time. In August 1987, he joined CBS as a correspondent, where he contributed to CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes II and CBS Sports. He appears regularly on CBS Sunday Morning hosted by Charles Osgood, where he offers the Everyman's perspective on American pop culture and current events.
Geist is the bestselling author of a number of books including:
Geist won an Emmy Award in 1992 and 2005. In 2011, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2005, Geist was the commencement speaker at the University of Illinois.
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