American journalist
Kathryn Pilgrim
, known professionally as
Kitty Pilgrim
, has worked throughout her career as international journalist and author. She was a
CNN
anchor
and correspondent for 25 years. She has been active in the world of foreign policy, covering many international issues. She is currently a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations and is a distinguished fellow at the EastWest Institute, (EWI) an NGO that serves to reduce international conflict.
In her free time she writes international romantic thrillers, and mysteries, based on science and exploration. Her novels
The Explorer's Code
.
[1]
and
The Stolen Chalice
, were published by
Scribner
. Her third novel "
Summer of Fire
" came out in 2014.
Biography
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Pilgrim graduated from
Manhattanville College
in
Purchase, New York
, in 1976 with a degree in
political science
. She studied Russian, which ultimately led to her career in journalism. She delivered the
commencement speech
for the Class of 2012, earning an
honorary
Doctor of Humane Letters from Manhattanville College.
[2]
She has a master's from the
School of International and Public Affairs
(SIPA) at
Columbia University
.
[3]
She attended the
Harriman Institute
for Advanced Study of the
Soviet Union
.
[4]
Many of her academic fellowships involved security issues in various regions of the world. She was a fellow at the
Salzburg Global Seminar
in Salzburg, Austria, for Asian Pacific security, a fellow at the
East?West Center
in
Honolulu
, Hawaii, for Asian economic and security issues,
[5]
and a Hong Kong journalism fellow and a fellow in the East?West Center's Korean Journalism exchange.
She is interested in science and exploration and is a fellow in the
Royal Geographical Society
in London, and a full member of the
Explorer's Club
of New York City. .
[2]
Journalist
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Pilgrim worked as New York-based anchor and correspondent for CNN for 25 years. Her travels have taken her on special assignments to Russia, Cuba, China, Japan, South Korea, Europe, and parts of Africa. In domestic reporting she covered economics, politics, and a range of other topics. She was part of the CNN team that broadcast continuously in New York during the
September 11 attacks
and in the weeks thereafter.
[6]
Kitty Pilgrim was a New York City-based
news anchor
and
correspondent
for
CNN
beginning with CNN in 1986 as a
production assistant
, and was named correspondent shortly thereafter.
[7]
She 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.
[8]
Starting in 2001, she was prime-time back-up anchor for the 7PM hour on CNN.
She 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 live broadcasts from
Havana, Cuba
, in 1995. Pilgrim has won an
Emmy
,
Peabody
and the New York Society of Black Journalists Award for field reporting on social and economic issues in South Africa.
[2]
Author
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Using her reporting skills and knowledge of international affairs, Pilgrim has written romantic thrillers with an international flavor, featuring an
archaeologist
John Sinclair, and a female
oceanographer
, Cordelia Stapleton.
[9]
The Explorer's Code
is the first in the series, published by
Scribner
in 2011. Her novels are "fact-based fiction"?certain events and locations are true to life. Her thrillers are characterized by their diverse locations and "around the world" approach.
[10]
According to
WorldCat
, the book is held in 588 libraries.
[11]
In 2010 she signed a two-book deal with New York publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
.
[12]
Her
debut novel
,
The Explorer's Code
, was quickly followed by a sequel "the Stolen Chalice". The book is held in 421 libraries.
[13]
A third novel based on the same characters. "Summer of Fire" was published by River Grove. The book is held in 65 libraries.
[14]
References
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- ^
"The Explorer's Code"
. Kitty Pilgrim
. Retrieved
February 19,
2012
.
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a
b
c
"Kitty Pilgrim '76"
.
Alumni in the News > Spotlight
. Manhattanville College. Archived from
the original
on December 28, 2011.
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Kay Matthews (October 19, 2011).
"Kitty Pilgrim /links Women and Science in Book
The Explorer's Code
"
. Journal of Humanitarian Affairs. Archived from
the original
on July 9, 2012
. Retrieved
February 19,
2012
.
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"Council on Foreign Relations"
(PDF)
. Council on Foreign Relations. 2005.
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"Kitty Pilgrim"
(PDF)
. East West Center
. Retrieved
February 19,
2012
.
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"Manhattan College Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement and Baccalaureate 2012 Speakers"
. Manhattanville College. February 9, 2012. Archived from
the original
on February 22, 2012
. Retrieved
February 19,
2012
.
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"Anchors & Reports ? Kitty Pilgrim"
. CNN
. Retrieved
February 19,
2012
.
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Dennis Brady (September 20, 2011).
"Former CNN Anchor Kitty Pilgrim, On Her Past at CNN and Her Career as a Novelist"
. BradyReports
. Retrieved
February 19,
2012
.
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Contemporary Authors
Volume 327 Volume 327. Detroit, Mich: Gale, 2013.
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Cho, Yoojin (August 3, 2011).
"MV Book Festival Interview Series: Kitty Pilgrim"
.
The Martha's Vineyard Times
.
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WorldCat book entry
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"Dealmaker Scribner"
.
Publishers Marketplace
. April 28, 2010
. Retrieved
July 12,
2010
.
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WorldCat book entry
- ^
WorldCat book entry
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