Anna Wallner

Anna Wallner is one of the creators, hosts and executive producers of the TV show, The Shopping Bags on Canada’s W Network and Fine Living in the U.S. After 205 episodes, this award-winning series provides viewers with everything they need to know before they buy.

Born in Toronto, Anna received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia before completing the graduate journalism program at the University of King's College in Halifax. In 1994, she returned to Vancouver to begin her television career as a reporter for Global News in Vancouver. She spent two years as the bureau chief of Global's Fraser Valley News Bureau and then moved back to the Vancouver office as anchor and reporter of Global's "Your Health" news segment. 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 and her business partner and co-host Kristina Matisic came up with the idea for The Shopping Bags in 1999 and have been working as consumer advocates ever since. The Shopping Bags has won eight Leo awards and two Gemini award nominations. Outside the show, Anna and Kristina maintain an extensive website that includes their 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 (Dutton; August 2005).

Anna and Kristina are regular contributors to various television programs, including Good Morning America and The Rachael Ray Show in the U.S.

Anna also loves to ski, travel, cook and of course, shop!