Mark Pilgrim

Mark Pilgrim has had a successful radio career but his health was deteriorating on the side. Image via Instagram @markpilgrimza

Mark Pilgrim: Inside the radio personality’s career and more

Mark Pilgrim reportedly amassed an enormous net worth over his long radio career. Take a look at how he made it and more.

Mark Pilgrim

Mark Pilgrim has had a successful radio career but his health was deteriorating on the side. Image via Instagram @markpilgrimza

MARK PILGRIM’S NET WORTH

Several sources reported that Pilgrims ranked as one of the wealthiest radio personalities in the country. His net worth is estimated to be just below R86 million.

MARK PILGRIM’S BIOGRAPHY

Mark Pilgrim is an established radio personality and television host. He is popularly known for being a DJ on 5FM, 94.7 Highveld Stereo, Hot 91.9 FM and most recently, Hot 102.7 FM. Pilgrim also hosted the first season of Big Brother and Power of 10, All Famous Birthday reported.

Mark Pilgrim
Mark Pilgrim reportedly has a net worth of just below R86 million. Image via Instagram @markpilgrmza

HOW OLD IS MARK PILGRIM?

There is not much information about where Mark Pilgrim was born or raised or which religion he practiced. All we know is that the 53-year-old was born on 20 September 1969 and is a Virgo.

FAMILY/RELATIONSHIP

Several sources reported Pilgrim was initially married on 7 July 2007 to Nicole Torres in Mauritius. The couple divorced after 13 years in 2020.

The estranged couple had two daughters out of the marriage, their first girl Tanya-Jean, was born in 2010, and their second child, Alyssa, was born in 2012.

In another story by The South African, Pilgrim proposed to his girlfriend Adrienne Watkins on New Year’s Eve 2022. He spent a nerve-wracking 64 days in the hospital getting treatment and proposed shortly after being discharged.

MARK’S FLAGGING HEALTH

Pilgrim was reportedly diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1988. According National Cancer Institute, “testicular cancer forms in tissues of one or both testicles. This type of cancer is most common in young or middle-aged men.” Pilgrim has stage four cancer. According to Cancer.Net, “this stage means that the cancer has spread to other organs or parts of the body. It may be also called advanced or metastatic cancer.” The radio personality was diagnosed with lung and kidney cancer.

He spent nine months in chemotherapy and in 2015 eventually joined CANSA (Cancer Association of South Africa) as an ambassador, All Famous Birthday reported.

In recent years, he reportedly also suffered a severe heart attack on 14 July 2008 and battled with Covid-19 in 2021.

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CAREER AND ACHIEVEMENTS

•             In 1980 – Pilgrim worked at Voice of Wits’ student radio station at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.

•             In 1995 – Pilgrim joined the 5FM radio station.

•             By 2003, he spread his horizons and worked at 94.7 Highveld Stereo in Johannesburg.

•             And in 2007 – the radio personality presented a chart program on KFM and 94.7, SANOTIFY reported.

•             By 2014 – Pilgrim retired from radio and made a comeback to HOT 91.9FM

•             In 2015 – the radio personality reportedly won MTN Radio Award for Best Weekend Radio

•             And, by 2019- he reportedly won the Liberty Radio Award for the Best Daytime Show in South Africa.

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