Andrea Mitchell
Andrea Mitchell works as a journalist for NBC News based out of Washington D.C. Mitchell has an undergraduate degree in English from the University of Pennsylvania. Mitchell began working as a TV and radio reporter for Philadelphia, KYW Radio and TV. In 1976, she joined CBS-affiliate WDVM-TV located in Washington DC (then WTOP). Then she joined NBC News Washington two years after that as general reporter. In 1981 began reporting on the White House and became chief of the congressional reporter in 1988. She was appointed chief White House correspondent by NBC News in the year 1992. Mitchell has appeared as an anchor and a panelist on the TV news show Meet the Press. She served as a panelist in the 1988 presidential debates in the debate between George Bush and Michael Dukakis. Mitchell is the wife of Alan Greenspan former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. Mitchell received the Goldsmith Career Award in Journalism in 2005, which was awarded by the John F. Kennedy School of Government. The Radio-Television News Directors Association awarded Mitchell Leonard Zeidenberg Award in 2004 for her role in defending First Amendment Freedoms. Mitchell covered for the White House first for NBC News between the years 1981-88, which was between the terms of Ronald Reagan's second term as president. Mitchell reported on a variety of noteworthy stories, such as the Iran-Contra scandal, fiscal tax reforms, and arms control. Mitchell travelled along with Reagan on numerous occasions to meet with Reagan on numerous occasions to attend summits and discuss topics such as the Iran Contra scandal.
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