Willie Geist Net Worth

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Willie Geist is currently worth $14 million as of 2023. His adaptability in each of the fields he has worked in has helped him build up his wealth. His book authoring and journalism careers are his primary sources of income. As he progresses in his career, his net worth is projected to rise.

Willie Geist Salary

As a host of MSNBC program “Morning Joe”, Willie Geist receives a respectable wage. His annual pay is on average $5 million which translates to a monthly salary of $416,666.67

Willie Geist Bio

William Russell Geist, better known by his stage name Willie Geist, was born in Evanston, Illinois. He co-hosts the MSNBC program “Morning Joe” and is the host of “Sunday Today with Willie Geist.” He hosts and contributes to NBC’s Olympic coverage as a correspondent for NBC News and NBC Sports.

Willie Geist Age

Willie was born in Evanston, Illinois, on May 3, 1975. He is 47 years as of 2023. Every year on May 3rd, he has a birthday party.

Willie Geist Parents

Bill Geist is his father and Jody Geist is his mother. His father Bill is an American journalist, novelist, and columnist who has won two Emmy awards. His mother Jody is a social worker. He contributes to CBS News Sunday Morning as a correspondent.

Willie Geist Siblings

His younger sister, producer Libby Geist and her crew won the 2008 George Foster Peabody Award for their work on the film Black Magic (2008), which was about the basketball programs at historically black schools and universities. They received the 2010 George Foster Peabody Award for 30 (2009), a film commemorating the establishment and twentieth anniversary of the ESPN network, once more in 2010.

Willie Geist Wife

He married Christina Sharkey Geist in 2003; they had been George Washington Middle School classmates in the sixth grade.

Willie Geist Education Background

In Ridgewood, New Jersey, he attended Ridgewood High School. He played small forward for the basketball team and served as the football team’s captain while attending Ridgewood. Later, he enrolled at Vanderbilt University.

Willie Geist Morning Joe

Geist is a co-host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe and a regular host and contributor to Today, as well as to NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt and Meet the Press. He also contributes to the NBC Sports Group, where he hosted coverage of several Olympic Game

Willie Geist Today Show

Willie began substituting Matt Lauer as host and newsreader of the ‘Today Show’ in 2010, becoming the official co-host in November 2012. In April 2016 when the new ‘Sunday Today’ was launched, he became the solo host of the show.

Willie Geist Career Background

Initially working for CNN as an editor and producer for CNN Sports Illustrated, Geist later moved on to become a field producer and reporter for CNN Sports, where he covered the Super Bowl, the NCAA Final Four, and The Masters.

In 2004, he worked as a writer and producer for I, Max, a Fox Sports Net sports commentary program that Max Kellerman fronted for a brief period of time. He joined MSNBC in April 2005 as The Situation with Tucker Carlson’s senior producer.

He started co-hosting MSNBC’s morning show from 6 to 9 a.m. in late April 2007, nearly immediately after Don Imus was let go. He joined Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski as a permanent co-host of Morning Joe in September 2007.

In late July 2009, he started presenting his own 30-minute show called “Way Too Early with Willie Geist.” It began at 5:30 in the morning on MSNBC and ran until November 2012.

He started filling in for Matt Lauer as host and newsreader of the “Today Show” in 2010, and in November 2012, he was named the show’s official co-host. In 2016 he became the solo host of the new ‘Sunday Today’ that launched in April.