Andrea Mitchell

Andrea Mitchell (born in New York City) is an American television journalist, commentator and anchor of NBC News based at Washington D.C. Mitchell holds a bachelor's degree in English language and culture from University of Pennsylvania. In 1967 Mitchell became a reporter for KYW Radio and TV in Philadelphia. 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 a general reporter for NBC News in Washington. 1981 she started covering at the White House, and in 1988 she was appointed the Chief Correspondent to Congress. Mitchell was named chief White House correspondent by NBC News in the year 1992. Mitchell is a former panelist, as well as presenter of the TV show Meet the Press. She was a member of a panel for the 1988 presidential debates featuring George Bush (then president) and Michael Dukakis. Mitchell is married to Alan Greenspan a former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. Mitchell was awarded 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 Award in 2004 to recognize her efforts to protect First Amendment Freedoms. Mitchell began 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 was frequently together with President Reagan to summits together with Mikhail Gorbachev and other world heads.