Marissa Mitchell joined ABC 33/40 as a reporter/multimedia journalist in August 2011. She is a member of the news team dedicated to the station's new afternoon news program, Focus @ 4:00.
The Atlanta native got her start in TV at WTVC in Chattanooga. Before starting her career, she obtained her Master's degree in broadcast journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. There, she attended the program on a full-tuition McCormick Scholarship, while also completing a media management sequence at the Kellogg School of Management. Marissa was also one of ten students at the school to complete the News21 Fellowship sponsored by the Carnegie and Knight Foundations. Her Bachelor's degree is in political science and journalism from Atlanta's Emory University.
Marissa's love for news started early on. While attending Dunwoody High School, she co-hosted a morning news show. Since then, videos she shot and produced have been featured on CNN.com, NBC Universal's TheGrio.com, WCIU-TV and other outlets. She interned with FOX5 Atlanta, Crossroads News newspaper and Allied Advertising. Marissa is a member of the National Association of Black Journalist (NABJ) and the Online News Association. The Atlanta chapter of NABJ honored Marissa with a first place scholarship in 2006.
When she's not hitting the pavement looking for good "people" stories, Marissa likes to travel, dance and watch movies. She also loves to mentor young girls, and has hosted numerous conferences on self-esteem. If you see her out, feel free to say hello!
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