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. After growing up within New York City, Mitchell earned a BA in English literature at The University of Pennsylvania. Mitchell started in the field of radio and television reporter in Philadelphia, KYW Radio and TV. She became a reporter for the CBS affiliate WDVM-TV, (then WTOP), situated in Washington DC. Then she joined NBC News Washington two years later as general reporter. 1980 began her coverage of the White House. 1988 became the chief congressional journalist. Mitchell was appointed the chief White House reporter in 1992 as well as the chief Foreign Affairs correspondent at NBC News. Mitchell has been a panelist, as well as anchor of the TV show Meet the Press. Mitchell was a panelist at the debate in 1988 between George Bush & Michael Dukakis. Mitchell is married with Alan Greenspan, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. In 2005, Mitchell received the prestigious Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in Journalism from the John F. Kennedy School of Government and in 2004 in 2004, the Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA) honored Mitchell with the Leonard Zeidenberg Award in recognition of her contribution to the protection and protection of First Amendment Freedoms. Mitchell began covering for the White House in 1981-1988, in both the Reagan presidency. Mitchell covered a wide range of noteworthy stories, such as the Iran-Contra scandal as well as the tax reforms to the budget as well as arms control. Mitchell traveled together with Ronald Reagan on numerous occasions to attend summits and discuss matters including and the Iran Contra scandal.