Andrea Mitchell

Andrea Mitchell is a Washington D.C.-based American TV journalist, anchor and commentator. Mitchell graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree of English literature. Mitchell began her career as a journalist at KYW Radio and TV, Philadelphia in 1967. She was then a reporter for the CBS-affiliate WDVM-TV, (then WTOP), in Washington DC. After two years, she was hired by NBC News as a Washington correspondent. The year 1981 saw her begin reporting on the White House and became chief of the congressional reporter in 1988. In 1992, she was made the Chief White House Correspondent and in 1994 was appointed chief foreign affairs reporter of NBC News. Mitchell was host and a panelist at the TV program Meet the Press. She was on the panel in 1988's presidential debates which pitted George Bush against Michael Dukakis. Mitchell is married to 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 as well as in 2004 the Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA) honored Mitchell by awarding her the Leonard Zeidenberg Award in recognition of her contribution to the protection of First Amendment Freedoms. Mitchell began reporting on the White House in 1981-1988, both during Ronald Reagan's presidency. Mitchell was a reporter on a range of important stories including the Iran-Contra scandal, the tax reforms to the budget and the arms control. She traveled together with Reagan on numerous occasions to meet with Reagan many times to attend summits and discuss topics such as the Iran Contra scandal.