Maria Quiban
Born
Maria T. Aviso

Cebu City, Philippines
CitizenshipUnited States
EducationMississippi State University (BS)
OccupationMeteorologist/TV Anchor
Years active1991–present
EmployerKTTV/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.

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.

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]

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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