Kristina Matisic
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TV host Kristina Matisic
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| Born | December 26, 1968 [1] Zagreb, Croatia |
| Occupation | Host, The Shopping Bags & Anna & Kristina's Grocery Bag |
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.
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]
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
Matisic appeared in an episode of Final Destination as reporter Marilyn Eckerle.[8] In January 2009, she was living in Vancouver.[2]
References
- ↑ And A Merry Christmas To All! annaandkristina.com Blog article. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
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External links
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- Anna & Kristina/The Shopping Bags official website
- Kristina's bio on The Shopping Bags official website
- TV show fan page for Anna & Kristina's Grocery Bag on Facebook
- TV show fan page for Anna & Kristina's Beauty Call on Facebook
- TV show fan page for The Shopping Bags on Facebook
- Fan page for Kristina Matisic on Facebook
- Anna & Kristina's photostream on Flickr
- Anna & Kristina's tweets on Twitter
- Anna & Kristina's videos on YouTube
- Excerpt from The Shopping Bags book from Good Morning America
- Articles with dead external links from October 2010
- Articles with dead external links from August 2013
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- 1968 births
- Canadian television hosts
- Living people
- People from Zagreb
- People from Vancouver
- University of Southern California alumni
- University of British Columbia alumni
