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
1 student killed, 2 others injured in Santa Ana High School stabbing; 2 suspects at large
A 14-year-old student was killed and two others were injured in a stabbing at Santa Ana High School, authorities said.
President Trump says he'll slap 100% tariff on all movies produced overseas
In a post on Truth Social, the president claimed that other countries' "concerted effort" to offer incentives to draw American filmmakers and film studios internationally is a national security threat.
Investigation continues into Simi Valley plane crash that left pilot, passenger and dog dead
Investigators will look at the aircraft's maintenance records, air traffic communications, and the pilot's training.
Sperm racing in LA: Inside the first-of-its-kind race that's taking the internet by storm
Is sperm racing the next big thing? Well, it might not become an Olympic sport, but it's certainly creating quite the buzz.
Loved ones celebrate 'Nurse Hailey', wife of LAFD firefighter, who died during childbirth
During the vigil, Hailey Okula's newborn son made an appearance, along with a bright rainbow, perhaps a sign that she's watching over the people she loved most.
Struggling Malibu bookstore seeks support to survive after fires and PCH closure
Malibu's only independent bookstore is turning to its community to give the small business a fighting chance. The staff estimates sales are down 75% after the Palisades Fire.
Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day commemorated across Southern California
Several rallies were held across Southern California Thursday to mark Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day - including outside the Turkish Consulate in Beverly Hills where hundreds of people gathered to remember the victims.
Bodycam footage released after deadly traffic stop shooting in southeast LA
Newly released body camera video shows the tense moments before officers shot and killed a 35-year-old man during a traffic stop last month in southeast L.A.
Anti-Trump protesters rally in Los Angeles and across the country
Hundreds of people gathered across the Southland Saturday to protest recent moves by the Trump administration.
Un pit bull mata a un perro en un brutal ataque en Santa Mónica; policía busca al dueño del pit bull
La policía está pidiendo la ayuda del público para identificar al dueño de un pit bull que atacó mortalmente a un perro caniche en Santa Mónica la semana pasada.