Andrea Mitchell
Andrea Mitchell (born in New York City) is an American television journalist, commentator and anchor for NBC News based at Washington D.C. Mitchell holds a bachelor's degree in English language and culture from University of Pennsylvania. In the year 1967, Mitchell was hired as a reporter at KYW Radio and TV in Philadelphia. Mitchell joined CBS affiliate WDVM-TV (then WTOP) in Washington DC in 1976. Within two years she joined NBC News as a Washington reporter. 1981 was the year she began reporting on for the White House, and in 1988, she was promoted to chief congressional Correspondent. Mitchell was appointed Chief White House correspondent in 1992 and chief foreign affairs correspondent in 1994 for NBC News in 1994. Mitchell was a guest in the TV news show Meet the Press as a host and panelist. Mitchell was a part of a panel discussion at the 1988 Presidential Debates between George Bush, and Michael Dukakis. Mitchell is the spouse of Alan Greenspan who was former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. Mitchell has received numerous awards in journalism, among them her Goldsmith Career Award from John F. Kennedy School of Government in 2005. The award was presented to her by the Leonard Zeidenberg Award by Radio-Television News Directors Association in 2004. Mitchell started covering the White House in 1981-1988, both during Ronald Reagan's presidency. Mitchell covered a variety of notable news reports, including arm control, the budget tax as well as the Iran Contra scandal. Mitchell also went to numerous summits in the company of the President Reagan along with Mikhail Gorbachev.






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