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.

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.

MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell shared a heartfelt goodbye to her viewers as she took the anchor's chair for the final time after 17 years leading her own daily show