Kristina Matisic

Kristina Matisic (born December 26, 1968) is the host, with Anna Wallner, of The Shopping Bags, Anna & Kristina's Grocery Bag, and Anna & Kristina's Beauty Call.

Kristina Matisic
TV host Kristina Matisic
Born (1968-12-26) December 26, 1968 [1]
Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Occupationtelevision host, actor, television producer, news anchor, news announcer, reporter

Matisic was born in Zagreb, Croatia.[2] She has a bachelor's degree in history from the University of British Columbia[2] and a master's degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Southern California.[3]

In 1993, Matisic started her career in broadcasting as a news announcer on Mountain FM. The following year, she began working at CKVU-TV in Vancouver, as an overnight news anchor for Global News, an associate producer and a reporter. In 1997, she was the news anchor and producer of that station's 11:30 pm newscast.[3]

Early life

Television career

Broadcasting

Television host and actor

The Shopping Bags

While there, Matisic met Anna Wallner and created The Shopping Bags concept.[4] Their show has won numerous Leo awards and two Gemini award nominations.[5] They maintain an extensive website[6] that includes product reviews and shopping tips and they write for numerous publications across North America. They are also co-authors of the book, The Shopping Bags: Tips, Tricks and Inside Information to Make You a Savvy Shopper.[7]

Personal life

Matisic appeared in an episode of Final Destination as reporter Marilyn Eckerle.[8] In January 2009, she was living in Vancouver, British Columbia.[2]

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References
  1. And A Merry Christmas To All! annaandkristina.com Blog article. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
  2. Marcy Cornblum (2009-01-16). "Test Kitchen". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
  3. "The Shopping Bags Host Bios". W Network. Archived from the original on November 7, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
  4. Archived December 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2010-01-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. Anna & Kristina (2013-07-26). "Anna Wallner & Kristina Matisic: The Shopping Bags Official Website". Annaandkristina.com. Archived from the original on 2013-08-05. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  7. Archived March 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  8. http://www.movietome.com/people/42083/kristina-matisic/credits.html%5B%5D
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