Maria Quiban

Last updated
Maria Quiban
Born
Maria T. Aviso

Cebu City, Philippines
CitizenshipUnited States
Education Mississippi State University (BS)
OccupationMeteorologist/TV Anchor
Years active1991–present
Employer KTTV/KCOP-TV 2000–present
Spouses
  • Desmond Quiban
    (m. 198?; div. 19??)
  • Brian Messner
    (m. 1999; div. 2001)
  • Sean Whitesell
    (m. 2009; died 2015)
Children2

Maria Quiban (born Maria T. Aviso) is a weather anchor for KTTV in Los Angeles, California.

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Early life

Quiban was born Maria T. Aviso in Cebu City, Philippines. At the age of 9, her family moved to Honolulu, Hawaii where she attended Aiea High School [1] and later studied journalism at the University of Hawaii.[ citation needed ]

Career

Quiban worked for the local NBC affiliate KHNL in Honolulu [1] before moving in 1998 to Los Angeles to work as the weather anchor for the Orange County Newschannel. In 2000, she accepted employment as the weather anchor/meteorologist for KTTV. In 2005, she earned a B.S. in meteorology from Mississippi State University via correspondence courses. [1]

Quiban has appeared in numerous television shows and films playing a reporter including Bruce Almighty , Cold Case , Everybody Hates Chris , Criminal Minds and Ryan's Mystery Playdate . She played the role of a murder victim in the film Blood Work . [1]

In 2020, Quiban released her book You Can't Do It Alone: A Widow's Journey Through Loss, Grief, and Life After. [2]

Personal life

Quiban has been married three times. While a teenager in Honolulu, she married her first husband; they had one child, Desmond Quiban. On September 9, 1999, she married her second husband, Brian Messner and they divorced in 2001. [3] Her third husband, Sean Whitesell, died of glioblastoma multiforme on December 28, 2015. [4] [5] [6] They had one son, Gus Whitesell. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Honolulu Star Bulletin: "Former KHNL anchor takes on new roles in L.A." September 28, 2002
  2. ↑ Tangcay, Jazz (June 20, 2020). "Good Day LA Meteorologist Maria Quiban on Grief and Reporting from Home".
  3. ↑ Honolulu Star Bulletin: "Hawaii: Rodman, Electra a flashy twosome" by Dave Donnelly September 20, 1999
  4. ↑ "Maria Quiban's Personal Story to Raise Awareness for Glioblastoma", by Maria Quiban and Jeffrey Thomas DeSocio, FOX11 News November 19, 2015. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  5. ↑ Fox News LA: "Welcome back Maria Quiban!" by Jeffrey Thomas DeSocio March 23, 2016
  6. ↑ Fox News LA: "Midday Sunday: Raising awareness for glioblastoma" September 4, 2016
  7. ↑ Variety Magazine: "Sean Whitesell, Producer for Oz, House, The Killing, Dies at 52" by Carmel Dagan December 31, 2015
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