Andrea Mitchell has set Friday as her last day in the MSNBC anchor chair after 17 years as the host of “Andrea Mitchell Reports.”
Mitchell, 78, revealed in October that she would transition to a broader role at NBC News after the presidential inauguration but had not announced a specific date for that change. She assured viewers that she was not retiring.
“I want time to do more of what I love the most: more connecting, listening and reporting in the field,” Mitchell said on her show last fall. “Especially as whoever is elected next week is going to undertake the monumental task of handling two foreign wars and the political divisions here at home.”
Friday will mark the final episode of “Andrea Mitchell Reports” before she becomes NBC News’ chief foreign affairs correspondent and chief Washington correspondent — providing coverage across NBC Universal’s platforms, including MSNBC.
Mitchell, who’s married to 98-year-old former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan, began her eponymous show in 2008, making it the network’s longest-running daytime program. She began working for NBC News in 1972 and has covered every presidential election since 1980.
A number of other high-profile figures have left the NBC Universal offices already this year.
NBC News’ political director Chuck Todd exited the company last week in another shakeup. Mehdi Hasan left MSNBC in January after his Sunday show was canceled and he was offered a demotion.
Hoda Kotb officially departed the “Today” show in early January 2025.