Willie Geist Net Worth

How much is Willie Geist worth?

Net Worth:$14 Million
Profession:Professional TV Host
Date of Birth:May 3, 1975 (age 46)
Country:United States of America
Height:
1.93 m

About Willie Geist

William Russell Geist was born on May 3, 1975 and is an American television personality and journalist with an estimated net worth of $14 million. He is co-anchor of MSNBC’s Morning Joe and anchor of Sunday Today with Willie Geist. Geist also frequently serves as a fill-in anchor on both the weekday edition and the Saturday edition of Today. Geist is a correspondent for NBC News and NBC Sports, hosting and contributing to NBC’s Olympic coverage. Geist has hosted the Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks and Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting on NBC.

American television personality, journalist, and humorist Willie Geist has an estimated net worth of $14 million dollars, as of 2023; his salary is $5 million per year. He is co-anchor of MSNBC’s Morning Joe and anchor of ‘Sunday Today with Willie Geist’.

Geist’s father is well known in the world of broadcast journalism and uses his humorous trade over on CBS during CBS Sunday Morning. His mother is a well-respected social worker. Geist was born in Evanston, Ill. The family would later move to Ridgewood, New Jersey, where Geist would attended and graduate from Ridgewood High School. After graduation, Geist entered Vanderbilt University, where he studied journalism and communications. He was the editor of the school’s official newspaper, The Vanderbilt Hustler.

Geist’s younger sister, Libby Wildes, is producer of a slew of well-respected documentaries, including Crazy Love, Black Magic and Ring of Fire. Wildes won a Peabody Award for her documentary work. She’s married to Kevin Wildes of ESPN fame.

Herbie Lewis is Geist’s great-grandfather. Hockey fans know Geist as a former captain of the Detroit Red Wings. Lewis led to the team to two Stanley Cups and landed himself in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

After graduating from Vanderbilt, Geist launched his career by taking a job as editor and producer for CNN Sports Illustrated. He later became a field producer for CNN Sports, covering the Super Bowl, the Final Four and The Master – football, college basketball and golf’s major events.

Then, in 2005, he left CNN for MSNBC – after a short stint with Fox Sports Net – where he became senior producer of The Situation with Tucker Carlson. His success at MSNBC led him to a successful stint as a morning co-host during MSNBC’s 6 to 9 a.m. time slot, after the cable network let famed deejay Don Imus go.

He was eventually named permanent co-host of that time slot, which became the popular Morning Joe show, hosted by Joe Scarborough. Geist’s wit won over audiences and producers alike, which led to MSNBC’s offer to let Geist host the half-hour leading up to Morning Joe on his own.

During his time on that show – Way Too Early with Willie Geist – Geist started filling in for Lauer on Today. He proved likable on the popular morning program, as well, so NBC opted to keep him there. Way Too Early was cancelled and Geist became the permanent host of Today‘s third hour.

Geist has appeared twice in People magazine’s “Sexiest Men Alive” issue, in 2012 and 2017. As of 2023, Willie Geist’s net worth is estimated to be $14 million.

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