Kitty Pilgrim
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Kathryn Pilgrim known professionally as Kitty Pilgrim http://www.cfr.org/publication/9250/council_on_foreign_relations_conference_on_the_global_threat_of_pandemic_influenza_session_4.html, was a New York-based anchor
and correspondent
for CNN
for 24 years. Pilgrim anchored her own broadcast, Early Edition, in 1998 and 1999 and served as an anchor for CNN, CNNI, CNNfn, and Headline News for more than a decade. Starting in 2001, Pilgrim served as back up anchor
for Lou Dobbs
during the broadcast of the financial news program Moneyline and, until 2009, Lou Dobbs Tonight
.
In 2010, Pilgrim signed a two-book deal with New York publisher Charles Scribner's Sons
.
Her debut novel
, The Explorer's Code, is an adventure/romance thriller based on science and exploration was published in spring 2011. Mass market paperback will be available in June 2012, and sequel to the Explorer's Code will be released in time for the summer reading season of 2012. It is a continuation of the adventures of her characters John Sinclair and Cordelia Stapleton, entitled The Sardonyx Cup.
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 has won many other awards in the television industry including an Emmy, Peabody, Dupont award.
Pilgrim is a graduate of Manhattanville College
and has a master’s from the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) at Columbia University
. She attended the Harriman Institute for Russian Studies at Columbia University. Pilgrim was also a fellow at the Salzburg Seminar in Salzburg Austria, for Asian Pacific security, and a fellow at the East West Center in Honolulu for Asian economic and security issues. Pilgrim was a Hong Kong journalism fellow, and a fellow in the East West Center's Korean Journalism exchange.
In January 2000, Pilgrim was elected to the Council on Foreign Relations
and was an active participant in the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs Roundtable on Foreign Policy.
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 niece of Olympic Gold medalist Paul Henry Pilgrim, who won three gold medals at the 1904 and 1906 Summer Olympics.
Pilgrim has two sons, William Blackwell Croxton and Beau Campion Croxton.
Anchor
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and correspondent
Correspondent
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for CNN
CNN
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for 24 years. Pilgrim anchored her own broadcast, Early Edition, in 1998 and 1999 and served as an anchor for CNN, CNNI, CNNfn, and Headline News for more than a decade. Starting in 2001, Pilgrim served as back up anchor
Anchor
An anchor is a device, normally made of metal, that is used to connect a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the vessel from drifting due to wind or current. The word derives from Latin ancora, which itself comes from the Greek ἄγκυρα .Anchors can either be temporary or permanent...
for Lou Dobbs
Lou Dobbs
Louis Carl "Lou" Dobbs is an American journalist, radio host, television host on the Fox Business Network, and author. He anchored CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight until November 2009 when he announced on the air that he would leave the 24-hour cable news television network.He was born in Texas and lived...
during the broadcast of the financial news program Moneyline and, until 2009, Lou Dobbs Tonight
Lou Dobbs Tonight
Lou Dobbs Tonight is an American editorial commentary and discussion program hosted by Lou Dobbs, previously broadcast on CNN and currently on Fox Business Network. The hour-long show aired live on evenings every weekday, and was replayed in the overnight/early morning hours. It covered the major...
.
In 2010, Pilgrim signed a two-book deal with New York publisher Charles Scribner's Sons
Charles Scribner's Sons
Charles Scribner's Sons, or simply Scribner, is an American publisher based in New York City, known for publishing a number of American authors including Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Kurt Vonnegut, Stephen King, Robert A. Heinlein, Thomas Wolfe, George Santayana, John Clellon...
.
Her debut novel
Debut novel
A debut novel is the first novel an author publishes. Debut novels are the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to publish in the future...
, The Explorer's Code, is an adventure/romance thriller based on science and exploration was published in spring 2011. Mass market paperback will be available in June 2012, and sequel to the Explorer's Code will be released in time for the summer reading season of 2012. It is a continuation of the adventures of her characters John Sinclair and Cordelia Stapleton, entitled The Sardonyx Cup.
Pilgrim was born in Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie (city), New York
Poughkeepsie is a city in the state of New York, United States, which serves as the county seat of Dutchess County. Poughkeepsie is located in the Hudson River Valley midway between New York City and Albany...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. She joined CNN in 1986 as a production assistant
Production assistant
A production assistant, also known as a PA, is a job title used in filmmaking and television for a person responsible for various aspects of a production...
. Prior to her current position she served as writer and field producer
Television producer
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for Moneyline
Lou Dobbs Tonight
Lou Dobbs Tonight is an American editorial commentary and discussion program hosted by Lou Dobbs, previously broadcast on CNN and currently on Fox Business Network. The hour-long show aired live on evenings every weekday, and was replayed in the overnight/early morning hours. It covered the major...
and as a writer and producer for Inside Business
Inside Business
For the business newspaper based in the United States, see Inside Business Inside Business is an Australian television program broadcast on ABC TV. Making its debut on 4 August 2002, it presents analysis of the financial world, including the Australian sharemarket, business activities and the...
. Pilgrim has also served as an anchor for CNN’s morning program Early Edition
Early Edition
Early Edition is an American television series that aired on CBS from September 28, 1996 to May 27, 2000. Set in the city of Chicago, Illinois, it follows the adventures of a man who mysteriously receives each Chicago Sun-Times newspaper the day before it is actually published, and who uses this...
, 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
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
, Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
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 has won many other awards in the television industry including an Emmy, Peabody, Dupont award.
Pilgrim is a graduate of Manhattanville College
Manhattanville College
Manhattanville College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college offering undergraduate and graduate degrees, located in Purchase, New York. Founded in 1841 it was known initially as Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart...
and has a master’s from the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. She attended the Harriman Institute for Russian Studies at Columbia University. Pilgrim was also a fellow at the Salzburg Seminar in Salzburg Austria, for Asian Pacific security, and a fellow at the East West Center in Honolulu for Asian economic and security issues. Pilgrim was a Hong Kong journalism fellow, and a fellow in the East West Center's Korean Journalism exchange.
In January 2000, Pilgrim was elected to the Council on Foreign Relations
Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations is an American nonprofit nonpartisan membership organization, publisher, and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs...
and was an active participant in the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs Roundtable on Foreign Policy.
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 niece of Olympic Gold medalist Paul Henry Pilgrim, who won three gold medals at the 1904 and 1906 Summer Olympics.
Pilgrim has two sons, William Blackwell Croxton and Beau Campion Croxton.