Who is Eva Pilgrim? Bio, Age, Height, Family, Husband, ABC News

Eva Pilgrim Biography

Eva Pilgrim is a media personality serving as correspondent at ABC News based in New York. Her reports can be seen across multiple ABC News programs and platforms, including “20/20,” “Good Morning America,” “Nightline” and “World News Tonight with David Muir.”

Eva Pilgrim Age

She is 41 years old as of 2024. She was born on the 31st of August 1982 in Seoul of South Korea.

Eva Pilgrim Height

She is 5 feet 5 inches tall.

Eva Pilgrim Nationality

Pilgrim holds American nationality.

Eva Pilgrim Education

She attended the University of Florida, where she excelled at grades and participated in debates competition.

Recognizing the talent in debating helped Eva realize her potential in communication. Hence, after earning a bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida, she attended the University of South Carolina in 2004 to graduate with a master’s degree in journalism and mass communications.

Eva Pilgrim Family

Eva Pilgrim is an Asian born in Seoul of South Korea. Born with two siblings, including a brother and a sister, Eva inherits her heritage as a Korean and American. Additionally, Eva is half Korean from her mother and half American from her father. However, the names of Eva’s parents and siblings are not available.

Eva Pilgrim Husband

As of 2021, it is a well-known fact that Eva is in a marital relationship with her husband, Ed Hartigan. Unlike Eva, Hartigan is not famous to the outer world. Similarly, his fame came only after marrying ever so prominent journalist Eva Pilgrim. Nonetheless, it has come to light that Ed is now working in digital marketing and online advertising company.

The couple first met through a familiar friend’s wedding ceremony in Miami in early 2019. While Ed and Eva only chatted briefly, things started heating up when the ABC journalist went on a mission to London, U.K., where Ed used to live.

Nonetheless, the couple is now living together in New York City, U.S., with their family dog. After two days of their wedding, Ed and Eva adopted a Pitbull pup named Walter, nicknamed Wally.

Before engaging to Ed, Eva was dating a singer named Clayton Anderson in the past. Not only that but Eva and Clayton had a long relationship but later split for unknown reasons.

Eva Pilgrim ABC News

Eva Pilgrim is co-anchor of “GMA3” What You Need to Know” and an ABC News correspondent based in New York. Her reports can be seen across multiple ABC News programs and platforms, including “20/20,” “Good Morning America,” “Nightline” and “World News Tonight with David Muir.”

Since joining ABC News, Pilgrim has reported on a wide range of breaking news stories, including the recent mass shooting in Nashville, the Alex Murdaugh trial, the Charlottesville rally, the 2020 presidential election, the murder of George Floyd, and Hurricanes Matthew, Harvey, Irma, Maria and Michael.

In the aftermath of the Atlanta mass shooting and the increase in anti-Asian American hate crimes around the country, Pilgrim co-anchored a live special edition of “20/20,” “Murder in Atlanta.” She also co-anchored the ABC News Live special “Stop the Hate: The Rise in Violence Against Asian Americans.” This primetime special reported on the events that have led to anti-Asian violence, explored why America is paying attention now and profiled the new activism emerging in the AAPI community.

Prior to ABC News, Pilgrim got her start in local news making stops in Bluefield, West Virginia; Columbia, South Carolina; Charlotte, North Carolina; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.