Andrea Mitchell

Andrea Mitchell is a Washington D.C.-based American TV journalist, anchor, and commentator. Mitchell graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a diploma in English Literature. In the year 1967, Mitchell became a reporter for KYW Radio and TV in Philadelphia. In 1976 she was a part of the CBS-affiliate WDVM-TV in Washington DC (then WTOP). She was promoted to Washington general correspondent with NBC News two years later. Since 1981 she started reporting on the White House. In 1988 she was promoted to chief of the congressional reporters. She was promoted to Chief White House reporter in 1992 and was also the Chief Foreign Affairs correspondent at NBC News. Mitchell participated on the TV show Meet the Press and also hosted the program. Mitchell participated on a panel during the 1988 debates among George Bush & Michael Dukakis. Mitchell is the spouse of Alan Greenspan who was the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. Mitchell received 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 for her work in protecting First Amendment Freedoms. Mitchell worked in news from the White House first for NBC News between 1981 and 1988, between the terms of Ronald Reagan's second term as president. Mitchell covered a wide range of noteworthy stories, such as the Iran-contra scandal and tax reform. Mitchell traveled with President Ronald Reagan on numerous trips to international summits, and also reported often.