Veteran journalist Andrea Mitchell is stepping away from her anchoring role at MSNBC after 16 years behind the desk.

During Tuesday’s episode of “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” the newscaster announced she’ll be leaving her namesake show after next year’s presidential inauguration.

Mitchell will remain NBC News’ chief foreign affairs correspondent and chief Washington correspondent.

“After 16 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,” she told viewers.

“From primaries, debates, elections and inaugurals here at home to breaking news around the globe, my goal will continue, as it has always been, to bring you our viewers the major newsmakers shaping our country and the world right here on MSNBC.”

Mitchell told viewers she’s still razor-focused on the 2024 election and everything that follows, from the presidential transition to the new administration that will take office next January.

After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in English literature, Mitchell started her professional journalism career as a Philadelphia-based broadcaster in 1967.

In 1978, she joined NBC News as a general correspondent based in Washington, D.C.

“Andrea Mitchell Reports,” which premiered in 2008, is MSNBC’s longest-running daytime program.