Career
He has also hosted Big Brother Africa 1 and Power of 10. Mark Pilgrim joined 5FM in 1995. In 2003 he left 5fm and joined 94.7 Highveld Stereo in Johannesburg.
In October 2007, Pilgrim hosted a chart show broadcast on 2 radio stations simultaneously (KFM and 947).
He retired from radio at the end of June 2014, but made a comeback several months later on the all new Hot 91.9FM in Johannesburg, doing a Saturday afternoon request show. New Moves (e-television: 1999-2000) Big Brother South Africa 1 (MNET: 2001) Big Brother South Africa 2 (MNET: 2002) Big Brother Africa 1 (DStv: 2003) Retail Therapy (MNET: 2002 - 2005) Face 2 Face (SABC2: 2004) Sex Etc.
(MNET: 2005) Blue Wave (CORPORATE: 2004–present) What"s Brewing (CORPORATE: 2007-2008) Power of 10 (MNET: 2008) Before getting involved in the entertainment industry, Pilgrim completed a B.Com in Industrial Psychology and Business Economics, and was a quantitative consumer researcher for 9 years. He started at Market Research Africa, and then moved onto Research International and finally Kauffman Levine.
He was also the Johannesburg Chairman of the South African Market Research Association (SAMRA).