Maria Quiban | |
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Citizenship | United States |
Education | Mississippi State University (BS) |
Occupation | Meteorologist/TV Anchor |
Years active | 1991–present |
Employer | KTTV/KCOP-TV 2000–present |
Spouses |
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Children | 2 |
Maria Quiban is an American weather anchor for KTTV in Los Angeles, California.
Quiban graduated from Aiea High School [1] and later studied journalism at the University of Hawaii.[ citation needed ]
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]
On September 9, 1999, she married her second husband, Brian Messner. [3] Her third husband, Sean Whitesell, died of glioblastoma multiforme on December 28, 2015. [4] [5] [6] They had one son, Gus Whitesell. [7] Quiban is now in a relationship with LA Based Photographer Innis Casey.