Andrea Mitchell

Andrea Mitchell is an American anchor for a television newscast and a anchor and commentator on NBC News based in Washington D.C. Following a childhood living in New York City, Mitchell earned a BA in English literature from The University of Pennsylvania. Mitchell began her career as a journalist at KYW Radio and TV, Philadelphia in 1967. In 1976 she joined the CBS affiliate WDVM-TV. (then WTOP in Washington DC). After two years, she was hired by NBC News as a Washington correspondent. In 1980, she began covering the White House. 1988 became the main congressional reporter. She was promoted to Chief White House correspondent in 1992 and the chief foreign affairs correspondent of NBC News in 1994. Mitchell was the host and panelist for the TV news show Meet the Press. She participated as a member of the panel at 1988 Presidential Debates between George Bush, and Michael Dukakis. Mitchell is married to Alan Greenspan, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. In 2005, Mitchell received the highly coveted Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in Journalism from the John F. Kennedy School of Government as well as in 2004 she was awarded the Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA) awarded Mitchell with the Leonard Zeidenberg Award for her contributions to the protection of First Amendment Freedoms. Mitchell began covering the White House in 1981-1988, and during the presidency of Ronald Reagan. Her reporting included a number of crucial stories such as the Iran-Contra controversy, budget and tax reform and also the issue of arms control. She traveled widely along with President Reagan during summits with Mikhail Gorbachev.