On June 1, 2025, the Peabody Awards celebrated their 85th Annual Ceremony in Los Angeles, honoring the most impactful stories that champion public interest, foster empathy, and deepen our understanding of the world through broadcasting and streaming media in 2024. Andrea Mitchell, the esteemed political and foreign affairs correspondent for NBC News, received the prestigious Peabody Career Achievement Award in recognition of her nearly five decades of exemplary service and dedication to journalism. In this exclusive Peabody Conversation recorded backstage at the ceremony, Mitchell shares her thoughts on receiving this honor and discusses the vital responsibility of passing on the values of journalism to the next generation of reporters. For more: https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/andrea-mitchell/