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 has said her final goodbyes - but fans don't want to hear it. Friday's installment of Andrea Mitchell Reports was an emotional one as its 78-year-old host signed off the show for one final time.

Andrea Mitchell anchored her final edition of MSNBC’s long-running Andrea Mitchell Reports, with staffers and colleagues past and present entering the studio to give her an ovation as she wrapped up the show.

On her final show of Andrea Mitchell Reports after 17 years, Andrea Mitchell reflects on her time in the anchor chair. She is joined by Kristen Welker and many other friends and colleagues that have made the show possible over the years.

Mitchell, 78, will front her eponymous hour-long show, Andrea Mitchell Reports, for the last time today, starting at 12 pm ET. However, she isn’t entirely leaving the NBC News staff, as she is set to serve as chief foreign affairs correspondent and Washington correspondent.

Andrea Mitchell has exited her MSNBC show, Andrea Mitchell Reports, after 17 years. She will remain as the network's Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent

Long-time MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell delivered an emotional speech as she made her final television apperance on her show after 17 years on the air. On Friday, Feb. 7, the 78-year-old journalist made her last-ever broadcast on her show 'Andrea Mitchell Reports.

After almost two decades as the host of MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports, Andrea Mitchell signed off for the very last time on Friday (February 7) with an emotional farewell to audiences.

Mitchell, 78, previously revealed that she would return to field reporting after the inauguration, though PEOPLE can now confirm her final day at the desk