Maria Quiban (born Maria T. Aviso) is a weather anchor for

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Early life

Quiban was born Maria T. Aviso in

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. At the age of 9, her family moved to Honolulu, Hawaii where she attended Aiea High SchoolHonolulu Star Bulletin: "Former KHNL anchor takes on new roles in L.A."
September 28, 2002 and later studied

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at the

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Career

Quiban worked for the local NBC affiliate

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in Honolulu before moving in 1998 to Los Angeles to work as the weather anchor for the

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. In 2000, she accepted employment as the weather anchor/meteorologist for

. In 2005, she earned a B.S. in meteorology from Mississippi State University via correspondence courses. Quiban has appeared in numerous

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shows and films playing a reporter including '' Bruce Almighty'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. She played the role of a murder victim in the film Blood Work. In 2020, Quiban released her book "You Can't Do It Alone- A Widow's Journey Through Loss, Grief, and Life After."

Personal life

Quiban has been married three times. While a teenager in Honolulu, she married her first husband; they had one child, Desmond Quiban (born 1987). On September 9, 1999, she married her second husband, Brian Messner and they divorced in 2001. Her third husband, Sean Whitesell, died of

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on December 28, 2015.Fox News LA: "Midday Sunday: Raising awareness for glioblastoma"
September 04, 2016 They had one son, Gus Whitesell (born 2010).Variety Magazine: "Sean Whitesell, Producer for ‘Oz,’ ‘House,’ ‘The Killing,’ Dies at 52" by Carmel Dagan
December 31, 2015

References

External links

KTTV Fox 11 On-Air Talent Bios

Maria Quiban Facebook Page
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Quiban, Maria Living people American writers of Filipino descent American television actresses American film actresses Actresses from Hawaii People from Honolulu Mississippi State University alumni University of Hawaiʻi alumni American women television journalists Whitesell family 21st-century American women Year of birth missing (living people)