Andrea Mitchell

Andrea Mitchell (born in New York City) is a American TV reporter, journalist and anchor for NBC News based at Washington D.C. Mitchell holds a bachelor's degree in English language from University of Pennsylvania. Mitchell began her career in the field of radio and television reporter in Philadelphia, KYW Radio and TV. In 1976, she was a CBS affiliate WDVM-TV. (then WTOP in Washington DC). A few years later, she was general reporter at NBC News in Washington. The year 1981 saw her begin working for the White House and became chief Congress correspondent in 1988. She became Chief White House reporter in 1992, and chief Foreign Affairs reporter at NBC News. Mitchell participated on the TV program Meet the Press and also hosted the program. She was on the panel during 1988's presidential debates, that pitted George Bush against Michael Dukakis. Mitchell is married Alan Greenspan a former chairman the Federal Reserve Board. Mitchell received the Goldsmith Career Award in Journalism in 2005, which was awarded by the John F. Kennedy School of Government. The Radio-Television News Directors Association awarded Mitchell Leonard Zeidenberg the award in 2004 for her role to protect First Amendment Freedoms. Mitchell was the first journalist to write about White House stories for NBC News during Ronald Reagan's tenure as president from 1981-1988. Her coverage included a variety of important stories like the Iran-Contra controversy, tax reform and the budget and also the issue of arms control. Mitchell traveled extensively together with the president Reagan for summits with Mikhail Gorbachev.