Posts with tag "willie geist"

Willie Geist: 'Snooki and Justin Bieber Crushed Me!'

Posted Feb 28th 2011 at 04:15 PM by Rob Shuter

Willie Geist filled his best-selling book, 'American Freak Show,' with totally made-up scenarios involving real newsmakers, like Lindsay Lohan, Sarah Palin and of course, Snooki. The hardest working man at NBC -- 'Way Too Early,' 'Morning Joe,' 'Today' show -- dropped by the set of my HDNet show to chat about the book and what kind of genius advice he's received from the likes of Matt Lauer. ...

57 Comments

The Man Who Replaced Kathie Lee (For a Week!)

Posted Jul 15th 2010 at 05:04 PM by Rob Shuter

With Kathie Lee on vacation, the 'Today' show's Hoda Kotb welcomed a special guest host, MSNBC's 'Way Too Early' Willie Geist. He's caught everyone's attention this week. So who is Kotb's new buddy? I had the opportunity to chat with Geist this week and find out more about morning TV's newest star and why he's grateful that Kathie Lee lent him her bar stool for a week. ...