Tim Pulliam celebrates nearly 20 years of award-winning TV journalism, covering breaking news, crime, politics, race and culture, and extreme weather across the country. 

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Pulliam joins ABC News and KABC/ABC 7 from sister station WTVD/ABC 11 in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, where he was a reporter and anchor. Tim is also a correspondent for ABC News One, a network affiliate service where Pulliams's national news reports air on ABC Stations across the country. 

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He grew up just north of RDU in a rural community called Person County.

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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.

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Pulliam is a three-time winner of the National Association of Black Journalists "Salute to Excellence" Award (2020', 2016', 2011).

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In 2017, Pulliam was named North Carolina/South Carolina "Reporter of the Year," by the Associated Press and the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas. 

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His television career began in Wilmington, N.C., and later in Columbia, S.C. where he was a reporter and anchor.

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While in Columbia, Tim was honored with a Salute to Excellence Award from the National Association of Black Journalists and a local Media Champion Award from the Richland One Community Coalition for his in-depth coverage on synthetic drugs and their impact on young people. He was also president of the South Carolina Association of Black Journalists.

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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 untimely death of Jacksonville teenager Jordan Davis.

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Pulliam has also worked in Washington D.C. as a print writer and public relations director for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation.

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He's written published articles for The Huffington Post, The Washington Informer, and The Fight Magazine in Los Angeles. 

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Pulliam is a graduate of Winston-Salem State University. In 2019, WSSU named Pulliam among the top 40 alumni under the age of 40. 

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Pulliam also holds a master's degree from The Johns Hopkins University.

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When Tim is not covering the news of the day, his hobbies include physical fitness, exploring new restaurants, and traveling throughout the country and abroad.