Willie Geist
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Geist in 2008
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| Born |
William Russell Geist May 3, 1975 Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Alma mater | Vanderbilt University |
| Occupation | Television personality, journalist, humorist |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Notable credit(s) |
Morning Joe (co-host) Sunday Today (anchor) NBC News (correspondent) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Christina Sharkey Geist |
| Children | Lucie Joy, George William |
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| Relatives | Libby Geist Wildes (sister) Herbie Lewis (great-grandfather) |
William Russell "Willie" Geist (born May 3, 1975) is an American television personality, journalist and humorist. He is co-anchor of MSNBC’s Morning Joe and anchor of Sunday Today with Willie Geist. Geist also frequently serves as fill-in anchor on Today for Matt Lauer. Geist is a Correspondent for NBC News and NBC Sports, hosting and contributing to NBC's Olympic coverage.
Geist is the author or co-author of two humor 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.
Geist was born in Evanston, Illinois, to author, columnist, and current CBS News correspondent Bill Geist and social worker Jody Geist.
He attended Ridgewood High School in Ridgewood, New Jersey, where he was captain of the football and basketball teams. He later went on to graduate from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. While at Vanderbilt, he was an editor of the university's official student newspaper, The Vanderbilt Hustler and a member of Phi Delta Theta.
On May 24, 2003, Geist married his high-school sweetheart, Christina Sharkey, in Humacao, Puerto Rico. The couple has a daughter, Lucie Joy Geist (born June 14, 2007), and a son, George William Geist (July 8, 2009).
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