Andrea Mitchell
Andrea Mitchell is a Washington D.C.-based American TV journalist, anchor and anchor and. Mitchell graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a master's degree from the department of English literature. Mitchell was employed as a reporter by KYW Radio and TV Philadelphia in 1967. Mitchell was a reporter at the CBS affiliate WDVM-TV, (then WTOP), which was based in Washington DC. In Washington, she was appointed general correspondent by NBC News two year later. In 1981 began covering the White House and became chief of the congressional reporter in 1988. Then, in 1992 she was made the Chief White House Correspondent and in 1994, she was named chief foreign affairs reporter of NBC News. Mitchell appeared as both a host and panelist in the TV news show Meet the Press. Mitchell also participated as a panelist in the 1988 debates among George Bush & Michael Dukakis. Mitchell is married to Alan Greenspan former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. Mitchell was presented with the Goldsmith Career Award in 2005 by the John F. Kennedy School of Government for excellence in journalism. In 2004 the Radio-Television News Directors Association gave Mitchell the Leonard Zeidenberg Award to recognize of her contributions to protecting First Amendment Freedoms. Mitchell was the very first reporter to cover White House stories for NBC News during the time of Ronald Reagan as president from 1981-1988. Her coverage included a variety of crucial stories such as the Iran-contra scandal, the budget and tax reform in addition to the arms control. Mitchell traveled extensively together with President Reagan to meet with Mikhail Gorbachev.






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