Tim Pulliam
Pulliam joins KABC/ABC 7 from our sister station WTVD/ABC 11 in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, where he was a reporter and anchor. Tim is also a fill-in correspondent for ABC News One, a network affiliate service where Pulliam's national news reports air on ABC stations across the country.
In 2021, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for his reporting at WTVD on a story garnering national attention: The Shooting Death of Andrew Brown, Jr.
Tim is the recipient of three Salute to Excellence in Journalism trophies, presented by the National Association of Black Journalists (2020, 2016, 2011).
In 2017, Tim Pulliam was named 'Reporter of The Year' by the Associated Press and the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas (RTDNAC).
His television career began in 2006 in Wilmington, N.C. and later in Columbia, S.C. where he was a reporter and anchor. While in Columbia, Tim was honored with a local Media Champion Award from the Richland One Community Coalition for his investigative coverage of synthetic drugs and its impact on young people. He was also president of the South Carolina Association of Black Journalists.
Tim's reporting adventures also took him to Florida where he broke several crime stories and covered high profile court cases, such as the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial. In 2015, his news reports on the Michael Dunn murder trial were featured in an award-winning HBO documentary titled "3 1/2 Minutes: Ten Bullets." The film examined the life and murder of unarmed Jacksonville teenager Jordan Davis. The 17-year-old was Congresswoman Lucy McBath's only child. Pulliam appears in the film, which is also available on Netflix.
Pulliam is a graduate of Winston-Salem State University, a historically Black college. In 2019, the University named him among the top 40 alumni under the age of 40. In 2022, the RTDNAC honored Pulliam with a First-Place education award for his broadcast story on the legacy of his alma mater.
Pulliam earned his master's degree from Johns Hopkins University.
In 2016, Tim covered the historic opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C., where he interviewed the museum's lead architect and Durham-native Phil Freelon, and both Oprah Winfrey and Stevie Wonder. Read the story here.
When Tim is not covering the news of the day, He serves as an adjunct professor for the Hussman School of Journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. His hobbies include physical fitness, exploring new restaurants, and traveling throughout the country and abroad.
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Tim's Stories
Mother, daughter killed in Compton remembered as 'beautiful queens' during emotional vigil
An emotional vigil was held for a mother and daughter who were gunned down in Compton, as authorities continue their search for the gunman.
Familia de North Hollywood busca respuestas tras hallazgo de un adolescente desaparecido en Oxnard
La familia de un adolescente de 13 años desaparecido de North Hollywood confirmó que los investigadores encontraron su cuerpo en el condado de Ventura el miércoles.
North Hollywood family searches for answers after missing teen found dead in Oxnard
The teen's family said he boarded a train to Palmdale to help a soccer coach prior to going missing.
Encuentran un cuerpo que coincide con la descripción de un adolescente desaparecido en Oxnard
Un cuerpo que coincide con la descripción de un adolescente de 13 años que desapareció en el Valle de San Fernando fue encontrado en Oxnard el miércoles, dijo la policía.
Body matching description of missing 13-year-old boy found in Oxnard, police say
Family reported the 13-year-old missing when he didn't return home from visiting an acquaintance in Lancaster.
LAPD releases video after suspected burglar dies in police custody; victim's family speaks out
A family is demanding answers after a 45-year-old man died in police custody last year following an alleged burglary.
Cleanup crews begin clearing out homeless encampment at RV storage lot in City of Industry
Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies appeared to be assisting as crews began clearing a homeless encampment at an RV storage lot in the City of Industry on Thursday.
Loved ones of slain Cal Fire captain speak out after wife arrested in Mexico
Family and friends of the Cal Fire captain who was brutally murdered in her San Diego County home last month are speaking out after her wife was arrested in Mexico.
Se permite el regreso de residentes evacuados de un vecindario en Pacoima tras explosión en una casa
Se les permitió regresar a casa a los residentes de un vecindario de Pacoima el sábado después de que una casa que explotó fue incendiada intencionalmente en lo que los funcionarios llamaron una quema controlada después de que se encontraron "materiales peligrosos" en la propiedad.
Evacuated residents of Pacoima neighborhood allowed to return after home explosion, controlled burn
Residents of a Pacoima neighborhood were allowed to return home Saturday after a home that exploded was intentionally set on fire in a "controlled burn".