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. She has a bachelor's degree in history from the University of British Columbia and a master's degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Southern California. 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. Early life Television career Broadcasting Television host and actor The Shopping Bags While there , Matisic met Anna Wallner and created The Shopping Bags concept. Their show has won numerous Leo awards and two Gemini award nominations. They maintain an extensive website 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. Personal life Matisic appeared in Final Destination as reporter Marilyn Eckerle. In January 2009, she was living in Vancouver, British Columbia. Appeared in The Outer Limits, episode Essence of Life as "News Anchor" in 1999. Appeared in The Outer Limits, episode Decompression as "Reporter" in 2000. References External links 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 1968 births Canadian television hosts Canadian women television hosts Croatian emigrants to Canada Living people People from Vancouver USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism alumni University of British Columbia alumni