Andrea Mitchell

Andrea Mitchell is an American TV journalist anchor and commentator for NBC News based in Washington D.C. Growing up living in New York City, Mitchell received a degree in English literature from the University of Pennsylvania. In 1967 Mitchell became a reporter for KYW Radio and TV in Philadelphia. Mitchell joined CBS subsidiary WDVM-TV (then WTOP) in Washington DC in 1976. She was promoted to Washington general correspondent for NBC News two years later. Beginning in 1981 she started reporting from the White House. In 1988, she became chief congressional reporter. Mitchell was promoted to the Chief White House correspondent in 1992. And the chief correspondent for foreign affairs at NBC News. Mitchell appeared as both an anchor and a panelist on the TV news show Meet the Press. She was part of the panel during the 1988 Presidential Debates, which featured George Bush, and Michael Dukakis. Mitchell is married to Alan Greenspan former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. Mitchell won the Goldsmith Career Award in Journalism in 2005, which was awarded by the John F. Kennedy School of Government. The Radio-Television News Directors Association awarded Mitchell Leonard Zeidenberg the award in 2004 to recognize her efforts to protect First Amendment Freedoms. Mitchell's initial White House coverage was for NBC News, between 1981-1988. This period included both Ronald Reagan terms in office. Her coverage included a variety of important stories like the Iran-contra scandal, the tax and budget reforms in addition to the arms control. Mitchell traveled extensively together with President Reagan during summits with Mikhail Gorbachev.