Andrea Mitchell Biography
Andrea Mitchell is an American Emmy award-winning anchor, and reporter working at MSNBC where she anchors Andrea Mitchell Reports, which airs from noon to 1 p.m. ET on weekdays. Additionally, she also serves as a commentator for NBC News, based in Washington, D.C, and is the NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent.
Andrea Mitchell Age
Mitchell is 75 years old as of 2021. She was born on October 30, 1946, in New Rochelle, New York, United States. She celebrates her birthday on the 30th of October every year.
Andrea Mitchell Height
Mitchell stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches tall and she weighs 63 kgs.
Andrea Mitchell Family
Mitchell is the daughter of Cecile and Sydney (Rubenstein) Mitchell. Her father was the chief executive officer and partial owner of a furniture manufacturing company in Manhattan while her mother was an administrator at the New York Institute of Technology in Manhattan. She has a brother named Arthur Mitchell and a sister named Susan Greenstein.
Andrea Mitchell Husband
Mitchell is currently married to Alan Greenspan since 1997. She was previously married to Gil Jackson who she later divorced in 1975. She likes to keep her personal life private hence she has not revealed the names of her children.
Andrea Mitchell Net Worth
Mitchell has an estimated net worth of $5 Million which she has earned through her career as an anchor.
Andrea Mitchell Salary
Mitchell earns an annual salary ranging from $ 500,000 – $ 1 Million.
Andrea Mitchell Career
She was brought up in New Rochelle, New York, United States. New Rochelle High School was where she graduated and later on she attained a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature in 1967 from the University of Pennsylvania. She served as a news director at WXPN a student radio station while she was still in University. Later on, after her graduation, she was able to secure a job at KYW radio as a reporter in Philadelphia. She also reported for KYW-TV and during Mayor Frank Rizzo’s administration, she rose to prominence as KYW City Hall correspondent.
In 1976, she relocated to CBS affiliate WTOP which is currently known as WUSA located in Washington D.C, and later on to NBC’s network news operation where she served as a general correspondent. During the Three Mile Island nuclear accident and the late-1970s energy crisis in 1979, she was named an NBC News energy correspondent. Additionally, before she became the chief congressional correspondent in 1988, she had covered the White House from 1981. She has been part of the NBC News team since late July 1978.
She served as Chief Congressional Correspondent (1988–1992), and as Chief White House Correspondent (1993–1994) for NBC News. Since November 1994, she has been serving as the Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent for NBC News. Later on, she went ahead to publish a book that chronicled her work as a journalist in 20005, that was named Talking Back… to Presidents, Dictators, and Assorted Scoundrels For her commendable work as a journalist, she earned herself a Lifetime Achievement Emmy in 2019.
Andrea Mitchell Cancer
Mitchell revealed that she was diagnosed with breast cancer on September 7, 2011, during a doctor’s visit which was caught at its early stage and treated.
Andrea Mitchell MSNBC
Mitchell is currently working at MSNBC where she works alongside other famous MSNBC anchors and reporters including;
- Richard Lui
- Cynthia McFadden
- Ali Velshi
- Kate Snow
- Jacob Soboroff
- Heldi Przybyla
- Josh Lederman
- Leigh Ann Caldwell
- Tamron Hall
- Jason Johnson
- Eugene Robinson
- Katy Tur
- Craig Melvin
- Hallie Jackson
- Stephanie Ruhle
Andrea Mitchell Social Media Platforms
Mitchell is active on her social media accounts and is often seen posting on her Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. She has over 1M followers on Twitter, over 9k followers on Instagram, and over 117k followers on Facebook.