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===Early Career===

===Early Career===

Mitchell attended the University of Pennsylvania were she received a B.A in [[English]] literature. Before entering the television media sector, Mitchell’s spent nine years  as a broadcast journalist for KYW Radio. In 1977 Mitchell began her television career as a [[CBS]] affiliate correspondent in Washington D.C.(WDVM-TV) Ironically the same network that [[NBC News]] anchor, Brian Williams, began his career in. Here job for CBS lasted until 1978 when [[NBC]] hired her as their general correspondent based in Washington D.C. After a NBC correspondents murder abroad in [[Guyana]], Mitchell was called on her first big assignment, to cover the [[Jonestown]] massacre.  Soon she began moving up the ranks of the network and was named NBC News Energy correspondent. At this position she reported on many major domestic issues including the energy crisis the disaster on [[Three Mile Island]] in 1979.

Mitchell attended the University of Pennsylvania were she received a B.A in [[English]] literature. Before entering the television media sector, Mitchell’s spent nine years  as a broadcast journalist for KYW Radio. In 1977 Mitchell began her television career as a [[CBS]] affiliate correspondent in Washington D.C.(WDVM-TV) Ironically the same network that [[NBC News]] anchor, Brian Williams, began his career his career with<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3667173/</ref>. Here job for CBS lasted until 1978 when [[NBC]] hired her as their general correspondent based in Washington D.C. After a NBC correspondents murder abroad in [[Guyana]], Mitchell was called on her first big assignment, to cover the [[Jonestown]] massacre<ref>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/product-description/0670034037/ref=dp_proddesc_0/102-3275846-3467353?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books</ref>.  Soon she began moving up the ranks of the network and was named NBC News Energy correspondent. At this position she reported on many major domestic issues including the energy crisis the disaster on [[Three Mile Island]] in 1979.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3688874/</ref>

===1980-1998===

===1980-1998===

With the [[Ronald Reagan]]'s administration in power in 1981, Mitchell began to cover the [[White House]] for NBC News. She reported on the [[Iran-Contra scandal]], the president’s diplomatic relations with [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] and other noteworthy national issues. Her job at the White House lasted till 1988, when she moved up to Chief Congressional Correspondent. The same year she served as a panelist in the last debate between  [[George H. Bush]] and [[Micheal Dukakis]]. She was the first to announce that [[George H. Bush]] would choose [[Dan Quayle]] as his running mate.  

With the [[Ronald Reagan]]'s administration in power in 1981, Mitchell began to cover the [[White House]] for NBC News. She reported on the [[Iran-Contra scandal]], the president’s diplomatic relations with [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] and other noteworthy national issues. Her job at the White House lasted till 1988, when she moved up to Chief Congressional Correspondent. The same year she served as a panelist in the last debate between  [[George H. Bush]] and [[Micheal Dukakis]]. She was the first to announce that [[George H. Bush]] would choose [[Dan Quayle]] as his running mate.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3688874/</ref>

===1988-2000===

===1988-2000===

Between the years of 1988 and 1992 as Chief Congressional Correspondent, she frequently appeared on other NBC programs, and in 1992 covered [[Bill Clinton]]’s primary victory. Mitchell appeared as substitute host and panelist for [[Meet the Press]] and also as a political analyst on NBC’s [[Today]] show.  Her work with “Nightly News with Tom Brokaw” in 1996, gave her opportunity to travel around the globe. Assignments included traveling to [[North Korea]], the [[Middle East]], [[Kosovo]], [[Pakistan]], [[Bosnia]], [[Haiti]], and [[Afghanistan]], where she reported on [[Osama Bin Laden]]’s [[Al-Qaida]] network.   

Between the years of 1988 and 1992 as Chief Congressional Correspondent, she frequently appeared on other NBC programs, and in 1992 covered [[Bill Clinton]]’s primary victory. Mitchell appeared as substitute host and panelist for [[Meet the Press]] and also as a political analyst on NBC’s [[Today]] show.  Her work with “Nightly News with Tom Brokaw” in 1996, gave her opportunity to travel around the globe. Assignments included traveling to [[North Korea]], the [[Middle East]], [[Kosovo]], [[Pakistan]], [[Bosnia]], [[Haiti]], and [[Afghanistan]], where she reported on [[Osama Bin Laden]]’s [[Al-Qaida]] network.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3688874/</ref>  

===2000-2007===

===2000-2007===

The new decade bought many opportunity’s for Mitchell. Now serving as one of NBC top correspondents, she began her own show, “The Mitchell Report.” The show primarily focused on the political landscape during the 2000 primary and general election as well as [[Hillary Clinton]]’s race for [[Senate]]. In June 2001, NBC received rare opportunity to interview [[Elian Gonzalez]], a victim of communist controlled Cuba. Soon after, [[Cuba]] granted NBC an exclusive interview with Cuban dictator [[Fidel Castro]]. Mitchell received the job. The interview lasted three hours and resulted in a one-hour documentary which was released in 2003. Both interviews brought stark criticism to both Mitchell and NBC.  During the [[2004 elections]], Mitchell became a regular panelist for [[MSNBC]]’s "[[Hardball]]". At this time she achieved another hallmark in her journalism career when she was first to announce that Senator [[John Kerry]] would pick [[John Edwards]] as his running mate. Currently as Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, Mitchell's covers domestic politics and foreign policy issues with NBC’s networks.  During her thirty year work at NBC Mitchells has covered over four administrations and traveled and interviewed many leading policy makers. As former Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw stated, “Andrea Mitchell [is] the go-to reporter when a big story is breaking in Washington and throughout the world.”

The new decade bought many opportunity’s for Mitchell. Now serving as one of NBC top correspondents, she began her own show, “The Mitchell Report.” The show primarily focused on the political landscape during the 2000 primary and general election as well as [[Hillary Clinton]]’s race for [[Senate]]. In June 2001, NBC received rare opportunity to interview [[Elian Gonzalez]], a victim of communist controlled Cuba. Soon after, [[Cuba]] granted NBC an exclusive interview with Cuban dictator [[Fidel Castro]]. Mitchell received the job. The interview lasted three hours and resulted in a one-hour documentary which was released in 2003. Both interviews brought stark criticism to both Mitchell and NBC.  During the [[2004 elections]], Mitchell became a regular panelist for [[MSNBC]]’s "[[Hardball]]". At this time she achieved another hallmark in her journalism career when she was first to announce that Senator [[John Kerry]] would pick [[John Edwards]] as his running mate. Currently as Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, Mitchell's covers domestic politics and foreign policy issues with NBC’s networks.  During her thirty year work at NBC Mitchells has covered over four administrations and traveled and interviewed many leading policy makers. As former Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw stated, “Andrea Mitchell [is] the go-to reporter when a big story is breaking in Washington and throughout the world.”<ref>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/product-description/0670034037/ref=dp_proddesc_0/102-3275846-3467353?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books</ref>

==Books==

==Books==

Mitchell’s recorded wrote a book about her experiences as a women covering presidents, politics and foreign policy, in a book entitled “Talking Back.”  The Book was released in September of 2005.  Current NBC anchor [[ Brian Williams]] praised the book and called it, “A trail-blazing, heart-pounding ride through the best years in television journalism as chronicled by one of the best reporters in the business”

Mitchell’s recorded wrote a book about her experiences as a women covering presidents, politics and foreign policy, in a book entitled “Talking Back.”  The Book was released in September of 2005.  Current NBC anchor [[ Brian Williams]] praised the book and called it, “A trail-blazing, heart-pounding ride through the best years in television journalism as chronicled by one of the best reporters in the business”<ref>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/product-description/0670034037/ref=dp_proddesc_0/102-3275846-3467353?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books</ref>

==Awards==

==Awards==