Anna Wallner
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Anna Wallner is currently the host, alongside Kristina Matisic
, of The Shopping Bags
, Anna & Kristina's Grocery Bag
, and Anna & Kristina's Beauty Call
. She is originally from Toronto, Ontario. She was a reporter for Global News (Vancouver) in 1994.
, where she received her Bachelor of Arts
Degree. She continued her education to complete her graduate studies in journalism at University of King's College in Halifax. In 1994, she began her television career as a reporter for Global News in Vancouver. Anna was voted Broadcaster of Tomorrow by the BC Broadcasters Association in 1999 and in 2000 she was nominated for a prestigious Webster award for her work as a health reporter.
& Anna & Kristina's Grocery Bag
. A third show titled Anna & Kristina's Beauty Call debuted on January 1, 2009 on W.
With Kristina, the two have made regular guest appearances on Good Morning America, The Rachael Ray Show, Canada AM and CBC Newsworld. In addition to a syndicated column in the US, their work has appeared in magazines including InStyle, Glow and TV Week.
In 2009, Wallner was nomintated for several Leo Awards including:
Nominated for:
Kristina Matisic
Kristina Matisic is currently the host, alongside Anna Wallner, of The Shopping Bags, Anna & Kristina's Grocery Bag, and Anna & Kristina's Beauty Call.Matisic was born in Zagreb, Croatia...
, of The Shopping Bags
The Shopping Bags
The Shopping Bags was a Canadian television series that aired on the W Network in Canada and on Fine Living in the United States. Launched in 2002, the series focused on consumer affairs and better shopping. Each week the program looked at several goods and services to discover which one was the best...
, Anna & Kristina's Grocery Bag
Anna & Kristina's Grocery Bag
Anna & Kristina's Grocery Bag is a Canadian television series that airs on the W Network in Canada, as well as 13 other countries around the world...
, and Anna & Kristina's Beauty Call
Anna & Kristina's Beauty Call
Anna & Kristina's Beauty Call is a Canadian television series that airs on the W Network in Canada. Parts of the program are filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia while some segments for the show are filmed in Los Angeles, New York, and Toronto. The show is produced by Worldwide Bag Media Inc. in...
. She is originally from Toronto, Ontario. She was a reporter for Global News (Vancouver) in 1994.
Education
Wallner attended the University of British ColumbiaUniversity of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
, where she received her Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
Degree. She continued her education to complete her graduate studies in journalism at University of King's College in Halifax. In 1994, she began her television career as a reporter for Global News in Vancouver. Anna was voted Broadcaster of Tomorrow by the BC Broadcasters Association in 1999 and in 2000 she was nominated for a prestigious Webster award for her work as a health reporter.
Television
Wallner was an anchor/reporter for Your Health on CKVU-TV in Vancouver from 1994-99. Anna and Kristina Matisic came up with the idea for The Shopping Bags in 1999. The program has won eight Leo awards and two Gemini award nominations. Together, they maintain an extensive website that includes their product reviews and shopping tips. In addition, the two have a production company titled Worldwide Bag Media, Inc. The production company had produced two programs for the W Network including Anna & Kristina's Beauty CallAnna & Kristina's Beauty Call
Anna & Kristina's Beauty Call is a Canadian television series that airs on the W Network in Canada. Parts of the program are filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia while some segments for the show are filmed in Los Angeles, New York, and Toronto. The show is produced by Worldwide Bag Media Inc. in...
& Anna & Kristina's Grocery Bag
Anna & Kristina's Grocery Bag
Anna & Kristina's Grocery Bag is a Canadian television series that airs on the W Network in Canada, as well as 13 other countries around the world...
. A third show titled Anna & Kristina's Beauty Call debuted on January 1, 2009 on W.
With Kristina, the two have made regular guest appearances on Good Morning America, The Rachael Ray Show, Canada AM and CBC Newsworld. In addition to a syndicated column in the US, their work has appeared in magazines including InStyle, Glow and TV Week.
In 2009, Wallner was nomintated for several Leo Awards including:
Nominated for:
- Best Information or Lifestyle Series
- Best Hosts in an Information or Lifestyle Series
External links
- Anna & Kristina/The Shopping Bags official website
- Expert page from W Network
- Program website from Fine Living
- Excerpt from The Shopping Bags book from Good Morning AmericaGood Morning AmericaGood Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
- Anna's bio on The Shopping BagsThe Shopping BagsThe Shopping Bags was a Canadian television series that aired on the W Network in Canada and on Fine Living in the United States. Launched in 2002, the series focused on consumer affairs and better shopping. Each week the program looked at several goods and services to discover which one was the best...
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- Anna & Kristina's photostream on FlickrFlickrFlickr is an image hosting and video hosting website, web services suite, and online community that was created by Ludicorp in 2004 and acquired by Yahoo! in 2005. In addition to being a popular website for users to share and embed personal photographs, the service is widely used by bloggers to...
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- Anna & Kristina's videos on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....