Earthtimes.org - USA - Bill Geist, known for his humorous commentary and chronicling of America and Americans in his role as a correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning, is the recipient of the 2007 Marist College Lowell Thomas Award.  Geist will be honored at a luncheon at the University Club in Manhattan on September 27.

"Lowell Thomas knew how to tell a story, whether it was about his travels with Allenby in Palestine, his visit with the then-14 year-old-Dalai Lama, or average Americans across our nation," said Marist College President Dennis J. Murray. "Today, no one in broadcast journalism is a better story teller than

PR Newswire (press release) - New York, NY, USA - Bill Geist, known for his humorous commentary and chronicling of America and Americans in his role as a correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning, is the recipient of the 2007 Marist College Lowell Thomas Award. Geist will be honored at a luncheon at the University Club in Manhattan on September 27.

"Lowell Thomas knew how to tell a story, whether it was about his travels with Allenby in Palestine, his visit with the then-14 year-old-Dalai Lama, or average Americans across our nation," said Marist College President Dennis J. Murray. "Today, no one in broadcast journalism is a better story teller than

Amy McCullough, Staff Writer - If the city of Greenwood ever needs a new name, a suggestion is "Fred, Mississippi."

That's the recommendation of "CBS Sunday Morning" correspondent and author Bill Geist in his new book "Way Off the Road," now available at Turnrow Book Co.

Geist serves up hilarious and intriguing tales of small-town America garnered from a 5,600-mile road trip across the nation.

Experiences include a visit to a rural Kansas town - "I asked our motel desk clerk for the name of the best restaurant in the area. After mulling it over, he answered: 'I'd have to say the Texaco, 'cuz the Shell don't

New York Times - United States - A combination of Alexis de Tocqueville and Charles Kuralt, Bill Geist has been reporting on “the peculiar charms of small-town America” for 20 years as the roving correspondent for “CBS News Sunday Morning.” Geist’s “Way Off the Road” is a breezy account of his most recent travels off the beaten, and sometimes left-for-dead, paths.

Admittedly, his studies of American culture are not in the same league as Robert and Helen Lynd’s “Middletown.” But they’re a lot funnier.

Geist tells the story of his 5,600-mile R.V. odyssey looking for slightly odd but lovable characters in the towns where everybody knows your name. With

DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines, IA, USA - Bill Geist may hold an Iowa State Fair record for eating the most pork chops on a stick.

The longtime correspondent for "CBS News Sunday Morning" made a stop at the fair in 2004 and is proud to say he ate seven - that's right, seven - of the handheld pork delights.

The experience in Iowa is just one in a host of hilarious tales that the well-traveled Geist, who has been with "Sunday Morning" for 20 years, shared in his unique, deadpan manner in a phone interview last week.

It's too bad that tidbit didn't make it into Geist's latest book, "Way