1. Andrea Louise Mitchell was born on October 30,1946 and is an American television journalist, anchor and commentator for NBC News, based in Washington, DC.
20 Facts About Andrea Mitchell
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Andrea Mitchell anchored Andrea Mitchell Reports, which aired from noon to 1 pm ET weekdays on MSNBC.
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On October 29,2024, in closing remarks on her show, Mitchell announced she would be leaving the full time anchor chair in early 2025.
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Andrea Mitchell will remain in her role as chief foreign affairs correspondent.
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Andrea Mitchell has both appeared on and guest-hosted Meet the Press.
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Andrea Mitchell was often a guest on Hardball with Chris Matthews and The Rachel Maddow Show.
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In 2019, Andrea Mitchell earned a Lifetime Achievement Emmy for her journalistic work.
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Andrea Mitchell's father was the chief executive officer and partial owner of a furniture manufacturing company in Manhattan.
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Andrea Mitchell was the president of Beth El Synagogue in New Rochelle for 40 years.
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Andrea Mitchell's mother was an administrator at the New York Institute of Technology in Manhattan.
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Andrea Mitchell has dual American and Canadian citizenship, becoming a member of the Legislative Assembly of Yukon and the leader of the Yukon Liberal Party in the 2000s.
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Andrea Mitchell went on to attend the University of Pennsylvania, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature in 1967.
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Andrea Mitchell moved in 1976 to CBS affiliate WTOP in Washington, DC Two years later, Mitchell moved to NBC's network news operation, where she served as a general correspondent.
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Andrea Mitchell covered the White House from 1981 until becoming chief congressional correspondent in 1988.
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Andrea Mitchell has been with NBC News since late July 1978.
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Andrea Mitchell has been its chief foreign affairs correspondent since November 1994.
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Andrea Mitchell stepped down from that position on February 7,2025, but will remain NBC News's chief Washington correspondent and chief foreign affairs correspondent.
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Andrea Mitchell briefly addressed complaints from the Republican National Committee and Romney's campaign the following day.
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Andrea Mitchell married her second husband, then Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan, on April 6,1997, following a lengthy relationship.
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On September 7,2011, Andrea Mitchell revealed that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer during a doctor's visit a few weeks earlier.