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Journalists Bill and Willie Geist Spread the Word About Parkinson’s. After he went public with his diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, TV journalist Bill Geist enlisted his son, Willie, to help increase awareness about the progressive movement disorder. Bill Geist and Willie Geist have a strong bond: They are both journalists and writers.
- Who Is Willie Geist’s Dad, Bill Geist?
- When Was Bill Geist Diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease?
- When Did Bill Geist Retire?
Bill was born in 1945 in Chicago. In the early days of his journalism career, he worked as a columnist for The Chicago Tribune. The reporter married social worker Jody Geist in 1970 and helped raise their two kids, Willie and Libby, while balancing his busy work schedule. The family later moved to New York where Bill worked as a columnist for The N...
In 2012, Bill went public with his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis. He has been battling the neurodegenerative disorder since 1992 but opted to initially keep his diagnosis a secret from his children. “I didn’t want to be seen as the sick guy when you walk into a room, ‘Oh, he’s got Parkinson’s,’” he said during a July 2012 episode of CBS Sunday Morn...
After 31 years on CBS Sunday Morning, Bill retired from the program in September 2018. “In 1987, Charles Kuralt called me and said, ‘Come on and join us, it’ll be fun.’ He was so right! I hope it’s been fun for all of you too,” he said during his final episode of the broadcast. “Thanks for watching these past thousand or so Sundays. It’s been my gr...
Geist and his wife Jody, who were married in June 1970, live in New York City and have two children: Willie Geist, a television personality on NBC and MSNBC; and Libby Geist Wildes, a documentary film producer at ESPN.
Nov 2, 2020 · Health & Wellness. Willie Geist runs half-marathon for his dad and others with Parkinson's disease. The Sunday TODAY host ran a half-marathon this weekend to raise money for Parkinson's...
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William Russell Geist (born May 3, 1975) is an American television personality and journalist. 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.
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May 19, 2014 · May 19, 2014, 11:31 AM UTC. By Bill Geist, Willie Geist. In "Good Talk, Dad," TODAY anchor Willie Geist and father Bill Geist catch-up on the conventional heart-to-heart discussions...
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