Andrea Mitchell

Andrea Mitchell works as a reporter for NBC News based out of Washington D.C. Mitchell has earned a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Pennsylvania. In the year 1967, Mitchell became a reporter for KYW Radio and TV in Philadelphia. She joined the CBS station WDVM-TV (then WTOP) in Washington DC in 1976. Two years later she became general reporter at NBC News in Washington. In 1980, she began covering the White House. 1988 became the principal journalist for Congress. She was made the chief White House correspondent in 1992. And chief foreign affairs Correspondent for NBC News. Mitchell was a guest in the TV news show Meet the Press as a host and panelist. Mitchell participated on a panel during the 1988 debates between George Bush & Michael Dukakis. Mitchell is married to Alan Greenspan, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. Mitchell won 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 the award in 2004 for her role in defending First Amendment Freedoms. Mitchell's initial White House coverage was for NBC News, between 1981-1988. This period included both Ronald Reagan terms in office. Her coverage included a variety of important stories like the Iran-Contra controversy, tax and budget reforms, as well as the arms control. Mitchell traveled extensively with President Reagan to meet along with Mikhail Gorbachev.