Sarina Grossi: NSPR’s new Morning Edition anchor

North State Public Radio has a new Morning Edition anchor.

Sarina Grossi was hired in November and moved across California for the position.

Grossi grew up in Brentwood, a city that’s about an hour outside San Francisco. (She noted not to mix it up with the Los Angeles neighborhood of the same name.)

Grossi got interested in journalism while writing for her high school’s newspaper, the Heritage Ledger.

“I always loved writing, but I ended up really loving getting to tell other people’s stories,” she said.

She was editor-in-chief during her senior year of high school. Then, she became editor-in-chief again for Los Medanos College’s student-run paper.

It wasn’t until later that she got introduced to the world of broadcast.

Grossi transferred to San Luis Obispo to pursue a journalism degree with a focus on news. Students were required to work a few hours each week at the college’s radio station, KCPR.

“I ended up meeting the person who was the [usual] anchor whenever I would be on air. And he was a really kind person, and he essentially got me to sign up for the radio station there and become an anchor,” Grossi said.

Grossi graduated last June. She has a bachelor's degree in journalism and a minor in media, arts, society and technology, which she said is similar to a film minor.

It’s not the first time Grossi has been with an NPR member station, either. She worked part-time for KCBX in San Luis Obispo before seeing the job posting at NSPR.

“I love the idea of making information and news accessible to people. So, that’s why I love NPR,” she said.

Grossi is just as much of a writer at home as at work. She loves stories and poetry, and her New Year’s goal is to read 20 new books.

She also said she has hobbies that could be described as “grandmotherly.”

“Like sewing, painting. I like baking a lot, and then I love going to antique shops and thrift stores, and having trinkets,” she said.