Andrea Mitchell
Andrea Mitchell (born in New York City) is an American TV reporter, journalist anchor and commentator 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 as a radio and TV reporter at KYW Radio and TV in Philadelphia, KYW Radio and TV. She joined the CBS affiliate WDVM-TV (then WTOP) in Washington DC in 1976. She was hired by NBC News Washington two years following that as a general reporter. She began to cover the White House in 1981 and was named chief correspondent for the congressional office in 1988. Mitchell was named the chief White House correspondent by NBC News in 1992. Mitchell was a panelist and host of the TV show Meet the Press. She served on an advisory panel during the 1988 debates between George Bush (then president) as well as Michael Dukakis. Mitchell is the spouse of Alan Greenspan who was 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 for her role to protect First Amendment Freedoms. Mitchell began covering the White House in 1981-1988, both during Ronald Reagan's presidency. She reported on a variety of noteworthy stories including arms control the budget tax reform, and the Iran-contra scandal. Mitchell was frequently along with the President Reagan to meetings with Mikhail Gorbachev and other world heads.






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