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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Contact:
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Tim's Stories
Madre de 6 hijos muere tras choque involucrando a conductor que se dio a la fuga en Pomona
Una familia está desconsolada después de que una madre de seis hijos muriera tras un choque involucrando a un conductor que se dio a la fuga en Pomona.
Family devastated after mother of six children dies in Pomona hit-and-run crash
A 57-year-old woman leaves behind six children and a husband of 32 years after she was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Pomona. A suspect remains on the run.
Memorial held for man struck and killed while on bike by driver fleeing from police in Irwindale
Friends and loved ones held an emotional memorial for a father of two who was killed while on his bicycle training for an upcoming event by a driver being chased by police.
Fire at Ventura County recycling yard sends plumes of black smoke over area
A fire at a Ventura County recycling yard sent plumes of black smoke over the area as firefighters raced to douse the flames.
Driver stabs another motorist several times during escalating road rage fight in Ontario
A driver aggressively stabbed another driver several times in what appeared to be a major road rage incident in Ontario - and it was all caught on video.
LASD deputies use Narcan to revive victim of possible drug overdose at Metro station in Pasadena
Body camera video shows two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies using Narcan to revive an unresponsive man who possibly overdosed on narcotics at a Metro light-rail station in Pasadena.
LAFD firefighter hospitalized after explosion at homeless encampment in Sepulveda Basin
A Los Angeles firefighter was injured after an explosion occurred at a homeless encampment in the Sepulveda Basin.
Mujer queda inconsciente en el aeropuerto de Los Ángeles tras pelea violenta entre dos hombres
Una mujer quedó inconsciente a las afueras del aeropuerto de Los Ángeles cuando fue golpeada por dos hombres que estaban en una pelea provocada por un incidente de ira en la carretera, dice la policía.
Woman knocked unconscious outside LAX during road-rage fight between two men
A woman was knocked unconscious outside LAX when she was struck by two men who were in a fight stemming from a road-rage incident, police say.
Community mourns 21-year-old woman killed in alleged DUI crash in San Bernardino
A community came together to mourn the death of a 21-year-old woman killed in an alleged DUI crash in San Bernardino.