Andrea Mitchell

Andrea Mitchell is a Washington D.C.-based American TV journalist, anchor and anchor and. Mitchell graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in English literature. In the year 1967, Mitchell became a reporter for KYW Radio and TV in Philadelphia. In 1976, she joined the CBS affiliate WDVM-TV located in Washington DC (then WTOP). She was hired by NBC News Washington two years later as an general reporter. In 1981, she began covering at the White House, and in 1988 was named Chief Correspondent to Congress. Mitchell was appointed the chief White House correspondent in 1992. and chief foreign affairs Correspondent for NBC News. Mitchell was a host and panelist in the TV news program Meet the Press. Mitchell was a part of a panel discussion at the 1988 Presidential Debates between George Bush, and Michael Dukakis. Mitchell is married to Alan Greenspan, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. Mitchell received the Goldsmith Career Award in Journalism in 2005 at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. The Radio-Television News Directors Association awarded Mitchell Leonard Zeidenberg Award in 2004 for her role in defending First Amendment Freedoms. Mitchell was the very first reporter to write about White House stories for NBC News during the presidency of Ronald Reagan in office from 1981 to 1988. Mitchell covered a wide range of notable stories, including the Iran-Contra scandal, the tax reforms to the budget and the arms control. Mitchell traveled along with President Ronald Reagan many times for summits, and to discuss issues including that of the Iran Contra scandal.