Eva Pilgrim
Eva Pilgrim | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 30, 1982 Seoul, South Korea |
| Education | Airport High School, West Columbia, South Carolina
The University of South Carolina University of Florida[1] |
| Occupation(s) | News reporter and anchor |
| Spouse | Ed Herrigon |
| Children | 1 |
| Family | Sherry Pilgrim |
Eva Pilgrim (born August 30, 1982) is a South Korean-born American broadcast journalist who previously co-anchored the ABC afternoon news program GMA3: What You Need to Know with DeMarco Morgan.[2][3] In 2025, she was named as the new host of the syndicated-newsmagazine Inside Edition.
Early life
Pilgrim was born in Seoul, South Korea to a Korean mother and a White American father. Growing up, she mentioned “There weren't that many half-Asian women on television when I was a little girl. I grew up in a town where everybody looked so very different from me, so for me seeing those women on TV, it wasn't just, 'Oh, I can do that job,' but, 'Oh, women like me exist in other places than where I live”.[4]
Career
After attending the University of Florida, Pilgrim worked at television stations in Bluefield, West Virginia, Columbia, South Carolina, and Charlotte, North Carolina.[5] She was later an anchor/reporter at WXIN-TV in Indianapolis, Indiana, before moving on to WPVI-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In January 2016, she joined ABC News. In 2023, she and DeMarco Morgan became co-anchors of GMA3: What You Need to Know.
On July 7, 2025, it was announced Pilgrim would succeed Deborah Norville as host of Inside Edition, beginning with the thirty-eighth season.[6][7][8]
References
- ^ "ABC News Adds Eva Pilgrim as Correspondent". Adweek. December 17, 2015.
- ^ Steinberg, Brian (May 11, 2023). "ABC News Adds New Duo to 'GMA3': Eva Pilgrim, DeMarco Morgan". Variety.
- ^ "DeMarco Morgan, Eva Pilgrim to co-anchor 'GMA3' after T.J. Holmes-Amy Robach scandal". Los Angeles Times. May 12, 2023.
- ^ "'On Their Shoulders': Eva Pilgrim praises mom for giving her 'fearlessness' to fail".
- ^ "Eva Pilgrim". ABC News.
- ^ Webb Mitovich, Matt (July 7, 2025). "Eva Pilgrim Exits GMA3 to Anchor Inside Edition". TVLine. United States: Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on July 7, 2025. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
- ^ Cobb, Kayla (July 7, 2025). "Inside Edition Taps ABC News Correspondent Eva Pilgrim as New Anchor". TheWrap. United States. Archived from the original on July 7, 2025. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
- ^ Weprin, Alex (July 7, 2025). "Inside Edition Taps Eva Pilgrim as Its New Anchor". The Hollywood Reporter. United States: Eldridge Industries. ISSN 0018-3660. OCLC 44653726. Archived from the original on July 7, 2025. Retrieved July 7, 2025.