Andrea Mitchell

For the Australian politician, see Andrea Mitchell (politician).

Andrea Mitchell
Mitchell in 2023
Born (1946-10-30) October 30, 1946 (age 78)
New Rochelle, New York, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania (BA)
OccupationNews anchor
Years active1967–present
Notable credit(s)NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent,
NBC Nightly News,
Today,
Andrea Mitchell Reports
TitleNBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent
NBC News Chief Washington Correspondent
Host, Andrea Mitchell Reports
Spouses
  • Gil Jackson (div. 1970s)
  • ​
    (m. 1997)​

Andrea Mitchell (born October 30, 1946)[1] is an American television journalist, anchor and commentator for NBC News, based in Washington, D.C.

She is NBC News' chief foreign affairs & chief Washington correspondent, reporting on the 2008 presidential election campaign for NBC News broadcasts, including NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, Today and MSNBC. She anchors Andrea Mitchell Reports, which airs from noon to 1 p.m. ET weekdays on MSNBC. On October 29, 2024, in closing remarks on her show, Mitchell announced she will be leaving the full time anchor chair in early 2025. Mitchell will remain in her role as chief foreign affairs correspondent.

Mitchell has both appeared on and guest hosted Meet the Press. She was also often a guest on Hardball with Chris Matthews and The Rachel Maddow Show.

In 2019, Mitchell earned a Lifetime Achievement Emmy for her journalistic work.[2]

  1. ^ October 30, 2013. Happy Birthday To New Rochelle's Andrea Mitchell. The Daily Voice. Retrieved: 15 March 2014.
  2. ^ Arkin, Daniel (July 15, 2019). "Andrea Mitchell to receive lifetime achievement award at news Emmys". NBC News. Retrieved April 6, 2020.