Kitty Pilgrim
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Kathryn Pilgrim (born Kathryn Pilgrim Overbagh on August 14, 1954), known professionally on television as Kitty Pilgrim [1], is a New York-based anchor and correspondent for CNN. Pilgrim served mainly as the secondary anchor, on nights in which Lou Dobbs was not anchoring the program, as well as a regular correspondent for CNN.
Pilgrim was born in Poughkeepsie, New York. She joined CNN in 1986 as a production assistant. Prior to her current position she served as writer and field producer for Moneyline and as a writer and producer for Inside Business. Pilgrim has also served as an anchor for CNN’s morning program Early Edition, as well as CNN’s Your Money.
Pilgrim also served as a correspondent for CNN's Southeast Bureau and was the lead correspondent in CNN's coverage of the Birmingham, Alabama anti-abortion violence in 1998 and the subsequent hunt for suspect Eric Rudolph. She was also part of the CNN Moneyline team that won an Overseas Press Club Award for its week of live broadcasts from Havana, Cuba, in 1995.
Pilgrim is a graduate of Manhattanville College and has a master’s from the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) at Columbia University.
In January 2000, Pilgrim was elected to the Council on Foreign Relations and is an active participant in the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs Roundtable on Foreign Policy.
Kathryn Pilgrim is on the advisory board of Reporters Without Borders, a free press advocacy group based in Paris.
Pilgrim is a full member of the historic Explorer's Club of New York City. an organization dedicated to the advancement of field research. Since its inception in 1904, the Club has served as a meeting point and unifying force for explorers and scientists
Kathryn Pilgrim is the great neice of Olympic Gold medalist Paul Henry Pilgrim (October 26, 1883 – January 8, 1958) was an American athlete who won three gold medals at the 1904 and 1906 Summer Olympics. At the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri, Pilgrim competed in the 400 metre competition and 800 metre races, without success. He finished sixth in the four mile team run, aiding the New York Athletic Club (NYAC) to win the gold medal. Kathryn Pilgrim is also a member of the NYAC.
Kathryn Pilgrim has two sons: William Blackwell Croxton age 22 and Beau Campion Croxton age 20. Both are college students.
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