Eva Pilgrim is exiting ABC News, where she served as Senior National Correspondent and co-anchor of “GMA3: What You Need to Know,” to become the new anchor of the syndicated newsmagazine “Inside Edition,” it was announced on Monday.
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Pilgrim succeeds Deborah Norville, who recently departed after 30 years, and will make her debut in the fall.
“We feel like we won the jackpot to have Eva join our team as the next anchor of ‘Inside Edition,’” said executive producer Charles Lachman. “She has solid news chops from her years as a reporter and anchor in national and local news, plus a warm relatability that resonates with audiences. We look forward to having a journalist of her caliber take ‘Inside Edition’ into its next chapter.”
“Anchoring ‘Inside Edition’ is truly a dream job,” Pilgrim said. “I have been an avid viewer and fan of the show for many years. I’m pinching myself that I get to work with this amazing team. It’s truly an honor to join a show with such a long, rich history.”
Pilgrim’s departure from the recently rebranded “GMA3” to join “Inside Edition” officially puts to rest questions about her future at the program, which had been struggling in the ratings.
Earlier this year, it was reported that Pilgrim and her co-anchor DeMarco Morgan were likely to be replaced at the program by the end of the summer as the news division sought to turn things around at the ratings-challenged third hour of “Good Morning America.” In late June, Rebecca Jarvis and Will Reeve began appearing as co-anchors of “GMA3,” with both Pilgrim and Morgan noticeably absent.
Ranked as the #1 syndicated newsmagazine and consistently in the top 5 first-run syndicated programs overall, “Inside Edition” is a daily newsmagazine that has built its success by presenting a compelling mix of hard-hitting investigations, exclusive newsmaker interviews and incisive human-interest stories. The series is currently in its 37th season.
Produced daily by Inside Edition Inc. and distributed by CBS Media Ventures. Charles Lachman is the executive producer.