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 serves mainly as the secondary anchor, on nights in which Lou Dobbs is not anchoring the program, as well as a regular correspondent for the CNN program Lou Dobbs Tonight.

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 abortion clinic bombing 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.