Anna Griffin
Anna Griffin is the news director for Oregon Public Broadcasting.
Before OPB, Anna spent 11 years as a reporter and editor at The Oregonian and 10 years as a reporter at the Charlotte Observer. She served as a 2011-12 Nieman fellow at Harvard University.
Anna graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in journalism. She minored in screaming about the college basketball team.
When she's not at work, Anna is busy raising her two children and wondering what the concept of "free time" actually means.
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Roundup: Oregon and Washington respond to President Trump’s active first week
Through a whirlwind of executive orders and pronouncements, President Trump’s second term swiftly created a seismic shift in federal policy. Here’s a quick look at how Trump’s first week is playing out in the Northwest.
Oregon Democrats keep statewide offices, but new taxes are still a hard sell
Democrats have held all but a handful of Oregon statewide positions in recent decades, and it looks like that trend will continue.
OPB surveyed Gen Z and Millennial voters in Oregon. They’re very worried about the future
OPB surveyed young voters to see how they feel about the election. They're worried.
Jesse Lee Calhoun charged with murders of 3 women in Portland area in 2023
On Thursday, grand jurors indicted 39-year-old Jesse Lee Calhoun on second-degree murder charges for the deaths of 24-year-old Charity Lynn Perry, 31-year-old Bridget Leanne Webster and 32-year-old Joanna Speaks.
‘OPB Politics Now’: What Tina Kotek did and didn’t say about the Office of the First Spouse
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek apologized this week for an admittedly messy handling of how to proceed with expanding the role of the first lady.
Multnomah County reports sixth suspected heat death
It may take weeks or months for a full accounting of this week's extreme heat.
Security guard convicted of second-degree murder in North Portland parking lot shooting
The Multnomah County district attorney announced Tuesday that a jury convicted Logan Conrad Gimbel, 30, in the fatal shooting of Freddy Nelson, who was 49 when he died.
The scandal over Secretary of State Shemia Fagan’s consulting work: What you need to know
A basic guide to the scandal over Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan's cannabis consulting work.
Oregon will lift mask mandate in early April for health care settings
Health regulators announced Friday that the mask requirement for workers, patients and visitors to health care settings such as hospitals, dentist’s offices, urgent care centers and school nurses offices, will expire April 3.
‘OPB Politics Now’: Rethinking Oregon’s approach to growth
Oregon lawmakers have begun revealing their plan for solving the state’s housing crisis. It’s going to require a big philosophical shift in how Oregon thinks about its land. On this week's show, we examine Oregon’s half-century-old land-use system and why even progressives are now saying it’s time to make it easier to build here.