NBC News’ Willie Geist on His Personal Stake in This Year’s Oscars

NBC News veteran Willie Geist is co-host of “Morning Joe” and hosts “Sunday Today,” but he’s hoping a different member of his family gets some screen time on Sunday at the Academy Awards.

[...] it was worth the wait as the final product has already won multiple awards and has been widely praised throughout the film industry.

[...] he plans to root for his sisters film from their parents home with the rest of the family in the New York area.

“Morning Joe” beat rival CNN in total viewers for the month February and continues to make news on a regular basis as Geist, Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski hold the Trump administration’s feet to the fire.

Geist will get in on a bit of Oscar fun, too, when he interviews Saroo Brierley, the inspiration for the Oscar-nominated movie “Lion.”