Andrea Mitchell to end MSNBC show, stay with network

Veteran NBC reporter and anchor Andrea Mitchell will vacate her post hosting a news show during the noon hour on MSNBC starting next year, she announced on Tuesday, saying she will be staying with the network in a different role.

"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," Mitchell said on air.

"So, after the inaugural next January — I've asked for the opportunity to continue covering those stories, but from a different vantage point — still with NBC News and at MSNBC and still as chief Washington and foreign affairs correspondent" she added. "Just not on the schedule of a daily show."

The network said Mitchell will remain NBC News’ chief Washington correspondent and
chief foreign affairs correspondent. She will continue her reporting across both NBC News and MSNBC, including major breaking news events and on big political nights, including the upcoming election.

"Andrea remains one of the country’s foremost and most trusted experts on foreign policy and domestic politics," NBC News leadership wrote to network staff in a note announcing Mitchell's transition. "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."