Willie Geist

Publish date: 2024-07-06

Willie Geist is a well-known television personality who is best known as the co-anchor of MSNBC’s Morning, Joe. His books Good Talk, Dad and American Freak Show: The Completely Fabricated Stories of Our New National Treasures have both been New York Times bestsellers.

What is the net worth and salary of Willie Geist?

Willie has amassed a substantial wealth from his work as a journalist, which he has pursued for several years. As of 2019, he has a total net worth of $6 million, which is comparable to BBC journalist Zeinab Badawi.

Willie Geist’s full interview with Chip and Joanna Gaines can be found here.

American journalists have worked for prestigious news organizations such as NBC, MSNBC, and others. Furthermore, he is successful in his sphere of employment, earning $70,000 per year as an NBC host.

Willie also made a good living as an author; he has written three novels to date, all of which have been big successes on the market.

YearBookHardcoverPaperback
2010American Freak Show: The Completely Fabricated Stories of Our New National Treasures$8.48$4.49
2011Loaded! Become a Millionaire Overnight and Lose 20 Pounds in 2 Weeks or Your Money Back!      –$15.42
2014Good Talk, Dad$11.49$12.55

Early years

Willie was born in Evanston, Illinois, on May 3, 1975. Similarly, he comes from a white ethnic background and is an American citizen.

Happily Married Life with Christina Sharkey

Willie Geist married Christina Sharkey, his longtime love, at a destination wedding in Humacao, Puerto Rico, on May 24, 2003, inside an old Spanish church. Moreover, among their 190 friends and family members, Pablo Ortiz, a Roman Catholic deacon, conducted their wedding.

The Palmas del Mar Country Club hosted their reception, which was originally planned at Candelero Resort. “Something You Got,” a blues song, was played as the duo danced.

 Willie and Christina’s marriage day Source: Instagram (@williegeist)

In 2002, the correspondent proposed to his now-wife in their middle school homeroom. The pair has been together for over 16 years and there have been no whispers of divorce.

Sweetheart from High School

Mr. and Mrs. Geist met in class 6 at George Washington Middle School, but Christina was seeing a guy named Kossick at the time, who would eventually be her best man at her wedding. The couple, on the other hand, has been dating since eighth grade.

Willie and his wife, Christina in their middle school(Source: Instagram (@williegeist)

Willie planned to attend Vanderbilt University after high school, while his then-girlfriend wanted to go the University of Virginia. Despite this, the couple ended up at Vanderbilt, but after six years together, they started to date other people, which lasted only a week.

Willie and Christina(Source: Instagram (@williegeist)

The pair had been apart for nearly three years when their parents advised they reconcile their relationship in 2000. Fortunately, they resumed their relationship.

George and Lucie’s two children

The couple has two gorgeous children together. Their first child, Lucie Joy, was born in 2008, and they became parents for the second time two years later with the arrival of George William in 2010.

 Willie’s two children, George and Lucie(Source: Instagram) (@williegeist)

Meanwhile, the couple is raising their children in New York together. They have steadily ascended the success ladder with their lovely family throughout the years. Willie is currently a co-host on Today and an NBC News contributor. Christina, on the other hand, is the founder of Boom Box Gifts and the strategy director of True Geist, a branding firm.

Quick Facts

Birth DateMay 3,1975
Full NameWillie Russell Geist
Birth NameWillie Russell Geist
ProfessionJournalist, Humorist
NationalityAmerican
EthnicityWhite
Birth CityEvanston, Illinois
Birth CountryThe USA
Father NameBill Geist
Father ProfessionBroadcast Journalist
Mother NameJody Geist
Gender IdentityMale
Sexual OrientationStraight
HoroscopeTaurus
Marital StatusMarried
SpouseChristina Sharkey
No Of Children2
SibilingsLibby Wildes
EducationRidgewood High School

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