''Andrea Mitchell Reports'' is a news show on

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that was broadcast weekdays at 12pm ET/9am PT hosted by

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. She originally was an anchor under the '' MSNBC Live'' umbrella before getting her own distinct show, although as of March 2021, the program is branded as part of its successor ''MSNBC Reports'' (with its overall branding being modeled after ''Andrea Mitchell Reports''). She is

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’ Chief Foreign Affairs correspondent. While the show is based in

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, it typically went on location to where Mitchell is reporting for NBC News.

History

's show featured special coverage of the DNC Convention in 2008. In September 2008, Megan Garber of

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questioned whether or not Andrea Mitchell should be reporting on the economic downturn, due to possible conflicts of interests. In September 2011, Mitchell announced to her audience on ''Andrea Mitchell Reports'' that she had

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. Subrata De was named the show's executive producer in January 2012, replacing Jennifer Suozzo, who became senior broadcast producer of ''NBC Nightly News''. De left MSNBC to join ABC News in June 2014. A June 18, 2012, segment originally aired on MSNBC's ''Way Too Early with Willie Geist'' was reaired on ''Andrea Mitchell Reports'' and criticized for taking

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's comments at a campaign stop in Pennsylvania out of context. In March 2021, ''Andrea Mitchell Reports'' was folded into MSNBC's newly rebranded rolling news block '' MSNBC Reports'', whose individual programs took on a similar naming scheme with their anchor's name. On October 29, 2024, Mitchell announced that she would step down from the program in January 2025 to focus more on her role as an NBC News correspondent.

Substitute hosts

On March 2, 2009, Savannah Guthrie anchored while Andrea Mitchell was en route to

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. On some occasions when Mitchell is out the show is suspended and MSNBC Live airs in its place featuring rotating anchors. Former

congressional correspondent Luke Russert formerly filled in for Mitchell on occasion.

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