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Maria Quiban | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | Mississippi State University (BS) |
| Occupation | Meteorologist/TV Anchor |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Employer | KTTV/KCOP-TV 2000–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Brian Messner
(m. 1999; div. 2001) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | mariaquiban |
Maria Quiban is an American weather anchor for KTTV in Los Angeles, California.
Early life
[edit]Quiban was born in Cebu City, Philippines, and moved to Hawaii at age 10 with her mother and her brother.[1] She graduated from Aiea High School,[2] studied journalism at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and earned a degree in meteorology from Mississippi State University.
Career
[edit]Quiban worked for the local NBC affiliate KHNL in Honolulu[2] 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.[2]
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.[2]
In 2020, Quiban released her book You Can't Do It Alone: A Widow's Journey Through Loss, Grief, and Life After.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Quiban had a son when she was in high school. On September 9, 1999, she married Brian Messner.[4] Her third husband, Sean Whitesell, died of glioblastoma multiforme on December 28, 2015.[5][6][7] They had one son, Gus Whitesell.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "About Me". Maria Quiban. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 "Former KHNL anchor takes on new roles in L.A." Honolulu Star-Bulletin. September 28, 2002. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
- ↑ Tangcay, Jazz (June 20, 2020). "Good Day LA Meteorologist Maria Quiban on Grief and Reporting from Home".
- ↑ Donnelly, Dave (September 20, 1999). "Rodman, Electra a flashy twosome". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Archived from the original on September 21, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Fox News LA: "Welcome back Maria Quiban!" by Jeffrey Thomas DeSocio March 23, 2016
- ↑ Fox News LA: "Midday Sunday: Raising awareness for glioblastoma" September 4, 2016
- ↑ Variety Magazine: "Sean Whitesell, Producer for Oz, House, The Killing, Dies at 52" by Carmel Dagan December 31, 2015
External links
[edit]- Living people
- American writers of Filipino descent
- American television actresses
- American film actresses
- Actresses from Cebu City
- Actresses from Hawaii
- Filipino emigrants to the United States
- Mass media people from Honolulu
- Mississippi State University alumni
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa alumni
- American women television journalists
- Whitesell family
- 21st-century American women