Andrea Mitchell

Andrea Mitchell, an American journalist and a commentator working with NBC News in Washington D.C. She is also a television anchor. She earned an undergraduate degree in English literature from the University of Pennsylvania after growing to be a part of New York City. Mitchell began her career as a reporter for KYW Radio and TV, Philadelphia in 1967. In 1976 she was a part of the CBS affiliate WDVM-TV which was based in Washington DC (then WTOP). A few years later, she was general reporter at NBC News in Washington. 1981 she started covering for the White House, and in 1988, she was promoted to chief congressional correspondent. She was made the chief White House correspondent by NBC News, in 1992. Mitchell was a panelist on the TV show Meet the Press and also was the host for the program. She was on the panel during the 1988 presidential debates between George Bush and Michael Dukakis. Mitchell is married to Alan Greenspan former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. Mitchell was awarded in 2005 the Goldsmith Career Award in Journalism for The John F. Kennedy School of Government. And in 2004, Radio-Television News Directors Association, (RTNDA) was honoured Mitchell for her work in the defense of First Amendment Freedoms. Mitchell was the first reporter to report on White House stories for NBC News during the time of Ronald Reagan as president between 1981 and 1988. Her reporting included a number of significant stories, including the Iran-contra affair, the tax reform and the budget and also the issue of arms control. Mitchell traveled extensively along with President Reagan to meet with Mikhail Gorbachev.