Andrea Mitchell

About

Andrea Louise Mitchell (born October 30, 1946) is an American television journalist, anchor and commentator for NBC News, based in Washington, D.C.
She is NBC News’ chief foreign affairs and 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 anchored Andrea Mitchell Reports, which aired from noon to 1 p.m. ET weekdays on MSNBC. On October 29, 2024, in closing remarks on her show, Mitchell announced she would be leaving the full time anchor chair in early 2025. She 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.

Mitchell was raised in a Jewish family from New Rochelle, New York, the daughter of Sydney Mitchell, a businessman, and his wife, Cecile Mitchell. Her family’s original surname was Metchik. The family is of Russian-Jewish descent.
Her father was the chief executive officer and partial owner of…