Andrea Mitchell to end MSNBC daytime show after inauguration
Andrea Mitchell is ending her MSNBC show "Andrea Mitchell Reports" but will remain a force across NBC News platforms.
The 77-year-old NBC mainstay will depart her anchor desk after hosting the program since 2008.
"I've been able to take all of you with me as I've covered presidential summits and flown with U.S. secretaries of state to Russia, Ukraine, North Korea, Japan and China, Israel, the West Bank, Jordan, Chad, Cuba, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan to name just a few stops around the world," Mitchell told viewers Tuesday after 16 years on "Reports."
She continued: "So come next year, you'll still see me in your living rooms, on your mobile devices and on other platforms and perhaps also in your hometowns and cities, still asking the questions to get the answers you deserve."
Mitchell, who will continue to serve as NBC News’ chief foreign affairs correspondent and chief Washington correspondent, will still be seen on election nights and for breaking news events and appear on "Meet The Press," MSNBC, "Today, "NBC Nightly News." "Reports" is MSNBC’s longest-running daytime program.
"As we prepare to cover a new administration, Andrea’s expertise and reporting are more needed than ever," a staff memo from NBC News leaders Rashida Jones, Rebecca Blumenstein, Janelle Rodriguez and Libby Leist said. "Please join us in congratulating Andrea on 16 years at the anchor desk at MSNBC and for her continued work with NBC News as we prepare to cover this historic election."
Mitchell has covered every presidential campaign for NBC News since 1980 as well as seven presidential administrations and 12 presidential elections since 1972. Last year, she celebrated 45 years at NBC News.