Andrea Mitchell

Andrea Mitchell is an American television anchor, journalist and commentator on NBC News based in Washington D.C. Following a childhood with her family in New York City, Mitchell graduated with a BA degree in English literature at the University of Pennsylvania. Mitchell began her professional career as a journalist for KYW Radio and TV, Philadelphia in 1967. In 1976, she joined CBS affiliate WDVM-TV located in Washington DC (then WTOP). In Washington she was named general reporter by NBC News a year later. She began covering the White House in 1981 and was made chief of the congressional correspondent by 1988. She was named the chief White House reporter in 1992 and the head International Affairs correspondent at NBC News. Mitchell has appeared as a host as well as a panelist on the TV news show Meet the Press. She served as a panelist in the debates for president in 1988, between George Bush and Michael Dukakis. Mitchell is the spouse of Alan Greenspan who was the previous chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. In 2005, Mitchell was awarded the prestigious Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in Journalism from the John F. Kennedy School of Government as well as in 2004 the Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA) recognized Mitchell with the Leonard Zeidenberg Award for her contributions to the protection of First Amendment Freedoms. Mitchell began covering at the White House in 1981-1988 for NBC News during Ronald Reagan's second term as president. Mitchell reported on a variety of noteworthy stories, such as the Iran-contra scandal and tax reform. She traveled alongside Ronald Reagan during numerous trips to world summits and reported often.