Willie Geist

Birth Name:

William Russell Geist

Birth Place:

Evanston, Illinois, United States

Profession

Actor, Producer, Writer

The Biz: Analyzing Matt Lauer's Today Show Contract Renewal

NBC decided it's better for the Today show to be in second place with Matt Lauer than without him. After surviving an ugly media pile on over the messy departure of Ann Curry from Today and the program's fall from first place, he's signed on to remain co-anchor for a few more years. The extension, which comes months before...

Fri, Jun 13, 2014

The Biz: Analyzing Matt Lauer's Today Show Contract Renewal

The Biz: Bill and Willie Geist Talk Family and Parenting in New Book

A household that included CBS Sunday Morning humorist Bill Geist and his son Willie, whose dry wit livens up MSNBC's Morning Joe and NBC's Today, had to be entertaining, right? "It was fun," Willie says. "But we didn't...

Fri, Jun 13, 2014

The Biz: Bill and Willie Geist Talk Family and Parenting in New Book

Savannah Guthrie Gets Married, Announces Pregnancy

Today show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie got married in a private ceremony over the weekend — and she and her husband Michael Feldman are also expecting their first child.

Mon, Mar 17, 2014

Savannah Guthrie Gets Married, Announces Pregnancy

The Biz Exclusive: Tamron Hall in Talks to Join NBC's Today

Tamron Hall is serious talks with NBC News to become a co-host on the third hour of the Today show. People familiar with the discussions tell TV Guide Magazine that Hall will be added to the current line-up of Natalie Morales, Al Roker and...

Tue, Jan 14, 2014

The Biz Exclusive: Tamron Hall in Talks to Join NBC's Today

The Biz: Will Today Win Olympics Gold?

Matt Lauer and Al Roker created a classic Today moment during the 2006 Winter Olympics when they loaded themselves into a two-person luge. Will they don the spandex uniforms again, this time in Sochi, Russia, for NBC's coverage of the games? "I don't know if...

Tue, Jan 7, 2014