Andrea Mitchell, a veteran journalist who has helmed an MSNBC show for 16 years, has finally called it quits. Mitchell has been hosting Andrea Mitchell Reports, a daytime show on MSNBC, since 2008. She will remain a reporter for NBC News, with the network confirming her role in covering significant breaking news and political events.
On an episode of her show, she said:
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“After 16 years of being in the anchor chair every day, I want time to do more of what I love the most — more connecting, listening and reporting in the field, especially as whoever is elected president is going to undertake the monumental task of handling two foreign wars and the political divisions here at home,”
Andrea Mitchell is married to Alan Greenspan, her husband of 27 years.
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Andrea Mitchell, a prominent NBC News correspondent, wed Alan Greenspan, after a lengthy courtship of nearly 14 years, the couple married on April 6, 1997, at the Inn at Little Washington in Virginia. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg officiated at their wedding.
Alan Greenspan is best known as the chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006, during a period in U.S. history under President Ronald Reagan's administration. Prominent for his role in guiding the Fed through events like the 1987 stock market crash, the dot-com bubble, and the early 2000s recession, he promptly established himself in U.S. economic policy circles.
Many critics had raised concerns about Greenspan's strategies leading up to the downturn of 2008. He advocated for deregulation by advocating for government supervision over markets. Additionally, he promoted adjustable-rate mortgages and took an approach to monitoring high-risk financial instruments such as subprime mortgages, which contributed to the housing bubble. Some argue that his strategy promoted borrowing and lending practices that ultimately contributed to the downturn of 2008.
During a hearing in 2008, Greenspan conceded that his belief in the self-regulation of institutions was somewhat misguided, acknowledging shortcomings in his views on the efficacy of free markets. In an era marked by globalization and technological progression, Greenspan played a role in shaping the U.S. economy with his factual decision-making approach.
Greenspan led the National Commission on Social Security Reform in the 1980s and earlier served as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Gerald Ford before assuming leadership at the Fed. During his career journey, he also founded Townsend Greenspan.
Andrea Mitchell and Greenspan's relationship began in 1983 when Mitchell interviewed Greenspan. They started dating the following year. By 1987, as Greenspan moved to Washington to lead the Fed, their relationship grew stronger.
Their wedding, attended by 75 high-profile guests from the political and media worlds, featured notables such as David Brinkley, Henry Kissinger, Katharine Graham, Barbara Walters, and Senator John Warner. Guests traveled by chartered buses to the inn about an hour from Washington, D.C.
Mitchell, 50 at the time of her wedding, had previously been married to Gil Jackson, whom she sought a divorce from in the 1970s. Greenspan, who was 71, also had no children, and the couple decided not to have any of their own.
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