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Andrea Mitchell

Andrea Mitchell, American journalist

Born
October 30, 1946
Age in 2026
80
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1946

About Andrea Mitchell

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. == Early life == 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 a furniture manufacturing company in Manhattan.

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Career and life highlights

The world when Andrea Mitchell was born

Andrea Mitchell was born in 1946. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1946

  • #1 song"The Christmas Song" – Nat King Cole
  • Top movieThe Best Years of Our Lives
  • Best-selling bookThe King's General – Daphne du Maurier

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst NBA (BAA) season begins
  • Top headlineUnited Nations General Assembly holds its first session
  • Technology milestoneENIAC — first general-purpose electronic computer
  • Defining fadBaby boom begins
  • Notable inventionTupperware
  • World population2.43 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population141.4M

1946 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Andrea Mitchell's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19462026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,600$435,000
Average income$4,300$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.35$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population141.4M341 million

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