"In these challenging times, I want to get back to my roots," she said.Seasoned NBC journalist Andrea Mitchell has signed off her daytime MSNBC show, Andrea Mitchell Reports, for the final time.After announcing in October that she would be leaving and revealing her exact date of departure just this week,

Andrea Mitchell will anchor her final MSNBC show on Friday, having announced last year that she would be stepping down from her daily program after the inauguration. Mitchell will continue with NBC News,

Andrea Mitchell has set Friday as her last day in the MSNBC anchor chair after 17 years as the host of “Andrea Mitchell Reports.”