Andrea Mitchell

Andrea Mitchell (born in New York City) is a American television reporter, commentator anchor and commentator for NBC News based at Washington D.C. Mitchell holds a bachelor's degree in English language from University of Pennsylvania. Mitchell began in the field of radio and television reporter for Philadelphia, KYW Radio and TV. 1996, she became a reporter for WDVM-TV Washington DC, a CBS-affiliated station (then WTOP). In Washington, she was appointed general correspondent for NBC News two year later. In 1981, she began covering the White House, and in 1988, she was promoted to Chief Correspondent to Congress. In 1992, she was named chief White House Correspondent and in 1994 chief foreign affairs reporter of NBC News. Mitchell hosted and was panelists on the TV program Meet the Press. Mitchell was on an audience for the debates of 1988 between George Bush (then president) and Michael Dukakis. Mitchell is the wife of Alan Greenspan who was 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 the award in 2004 for her work in protecting First Amendment Freedoms. Mitchell started covering in the White House in 1981-1988, both during Ronald Reagan's presidency. Mitchell covered a range of notable stories, including arm control, budget tax reform, and the Iran-contra scandal. She also went on numerous trips with President Reagan to summits with Mikhail Gorbachev and other world leaders.