Andrea Mitchell Mourns Death of Husband Alan Greenspan—1 Year After Stepping Away From MSNBC to Spend More Time Together at Their $2.7 Million DC Home

Veteran journalist Andrea Mitchell is facing a heartbreaking new chapter after the death of her husband, renowned economist and former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan, who died June 22 at the age of 100 from complications related to Parkinson's disease.

Mitchell, who announced last year that she was stepping away from her daily MSNBC program after decades at the network, confirmed the news in a statement, describing Greenspan as "a giant of a man" whose brilliance and kindness shaped both the nation and her life.

“Alan passed away at our home this morning at the age of 100 from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was a giant of a man who helped shape the U.S. economy for decades under presidents of both parties, but was always honest in acknowledging his mistakes,” Mitchell said in a statement announcing her husband's death.

“To me he was my husband, who shaped my life from our very first date in 1984. He had ‘irrational exuberance’ for baseball, the Washington Commanders, tennis, golf and music, especially jazz. He will be remembered for his brilliance and his kindness. Being his life partner was the joy of my life," she added.

The couple, who married in 1997 after more than a decade together, split their time between homes in Washington, DC, and New York throughout their nearly three-decade marriage.

The news of his death comes one year after Mitchell walked away from her popular daytime show for good, after close to 17 years in the anchor seat, to spend more time reporting in and around her hometown of Washington, DC.

The 79-year-old, who launched her show, "Andrea Mitchell Reports," in 2008, announced her plans to step down as a host shortly before the 2024 presidential election.

She wanted "time to do more of what I love the most: connecting, listening, and reporting in the field," she said at the time.

Mitchell added that she wished to focus her energies on following the new president as they navigated "two foreign wars and the political divisions here at home."

"After 16 years of being in the anchor chair every day, I want time to do more of what I love the most: 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," she told viewers of her show, which is the longest-running program on MSNBC.

The seasoned reporter has long been one of DC's most respected reporters, having started her career with NBC in 1978. She slowly worked her way up the ranks at the network—having moved to the city in 1976, when she worked for a local affiliate.

Having become a prominent face in political circles, Mitchell wed, Greenspan, an economist who served as the 13th chairman of the Federal Reserve for close to 20 years.

The couple own a $2.7 million home in a charming DC enclave, where Greenspan had been spending much of his time after retiring in 2006. Built in the 1800s, the property is located in the tony area of Kent, on one of the neighborhood's "most prestigious streets."

The area, with "majestic"-feeling homes, is bordered by Battery Kemble Park, yet is close to commercial amenities on MacArthur Boulevard.

Mitchell clearly feels protective of her neighborhood, making headlines in 2022 when she waded into a local controversy over street closures in the area.

Along with several of her fellow residents, Mitchell went to war with local authorities in an attempt to have their street closed to through traffic, insisting that speeding commuters were using it as a cut-through, increasing the risk to those who lived there.

She also argued against the addition of new sidewalks, warning that the plans would damage the historical architecture in the area.

“The only way that the street could be widened to accommodate a sidewalk would be from our homes," Mitchell said, according to the Washington City Paper.

"These are homes that were originally built during the Civil War. Mine was built in 1865, as was my next-door neighbor’s, as farm houses by freed slaves.

"This is an historic community, an African-American community going back to the 1860s. It’s a very special place, and it’s the unique character of our road that makes it very, very difficult to accommodate, if not impossible to accommodate a sidewalk without taking down houses."

The couple's longtime home, which features four bedrooms and four bathrooms across 2,450 square feet, is worth well north of $2.7 million, according to a Realtor.com® estimate.