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 and later studied journalism at the University of Hawaii.

Career

Quiban worked for the local NBC affiliate KHNL in Honolulu 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. 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. 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. On September 9, 1999, she married her second husband, Brian Messner and they divorced in 2001. Her third husband, Sean Whitesell, died of glioblastoma multiforme on December 28, 2015. They had one son, Gus Whitesell. Quiban is now in a relationship with LA Based Photographer Innis Casey.