Andrea Mitchell to Exit MSNBC Show in Early 2025
- Andrea Mitchell will step down from her daily noontime show on MSNBC after the presidential inauguration in 2025, but will continue in her roles as NBC News’ chief Washington correspondent and chief foreign affairs correspondent.
Andrea Mitchell, one of the longest-running presences on MSNBC, will give up the reins to her daily noontime show at the NBCUniversal-backed cable-news outlet following the presidential inauguration in 2025, she informed viewers Tuesday at the end of her program.
The veteran journalist is expected to retain her roles as NBC News’ chief Washington correspondent and chief foreign affairs correspondent, and will take up a broader role within NBCU’s news operations, reporting for both NBC News and MSNBC. She has anchored a weekday program on the network since 2008.
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Mitchell said on her show, “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” that “after sixteen 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 next week is going to undertake the monumental task of handling two foreign wars and the political divisions here at home.”
Her move comes as some of TV’s biggest news operations are scrutinizing costs, and, as a result, moving some established personalities to roles that may not require as high a price, or parting ways with them entirely. Among those who have left NBC News in recent months are experienced staffers such as Cynthia McFadden and Harry Smith. Hoda Kotb, a popular “Today” anchor, has announced that she intends to step away from the morning program early next year to focus more on her young children. Not all of the exits are directly tied to economic decisions, but the departure of or scaling back of roles for so many veterans in a short time frame is noteworthy.
“Andrea remains one of the country’s foremost and most trusted experts on foreign policy and domestic politics,” NBC News said in a statement signed by several of its top executives. “Her deep sourcing and ability to land the biggest-name news-making interviews are unmatched. Her contributions to NBC News over the last 46 years have been invaluable to the network, and we are so pleased that she will remain an essential part of the News Group for years to come.”
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