Christina Giardinelli

About

Christina is an award winning Reporter at KATU News in Portland Oregon. Her favorite beats are local and state government and politics but as a general assignment reporter she can be found anywhere news is happening. Christina was born and raised in the Lazio region of Italy. She moved to the United States with her family in 2007 and graduated from Wallington High School in New Jersey before moving to Salt Lake City, Utah. She grew up speaking both languages. She obtained her bachelor's degree in International Studies with a minor in Political Science and French from the University of Utah where she began her career as a journalist at the university's independent student newspaper. She was recognized for her work there by the regional SPJ and the Utah Press Association. In 2019, Christina began working at KTVL as a Digital Content Producer but her passion for storytelling pushed her back into the field. She spent her time off training with KTVL staff to write, shoot and edit for television, skills which eventually landed her a job as a reporter at KTVL in 2021. In 2022 Christina obtained a transfer to KATU News in Portland as the Salem Bureau Multimedia Journalist and Reporter. During her time there Christina covered mostly statewide issues like the state's longest walkout, the governor's race and the new governor's homeless crisis policy. Christina enjoys taking deep dives into specific issues, policies and state agency affairs and prides herself in brining the information she learns to viewers, readers and listeners in accessible daily broadcast and digital news stories. When she's not at work, Christina can most likely be found covered in neoprene from head to toe kooking around one of Oregon's cold water surf breaks. A perpetual surfing beginner, she believes the best surfer is the one having the most fun. Her friends say she is a bit of a snob when it comes to food but she prefers to think of herself as having a refined pallet. She loves to travel and speaks fluent English, Italian, French and Spanish. Christina is interested in hearing from you about the issues and stories you would like to see more coverage on. You can email her at cgiardinelli@katu.com.