Maria Quiban joined the FOX 11 news team in 2000. She currently gives the daily weather forecast on Good Day LA and FOX 11 Morning News from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Before joining FOX 11, Maria spent two years as the weather anchor for the daily 5, 6, 9, and 11 p.m. newscasts for OCN (Orange County News Channel). Before that, she was the evening meteorologist for NBC Hawaii News 8 in Honolulu, HI.
In 2020, Maria fulfilled her promise to write a book about her husband Sean's Brain Cancer diagnosis and ultimate death from this harrowing disease for which there still no cure.
In this supportive guide, Maria team's up with mental health expert Lauren Schneider to provide guidance and thoughtful advice for anyone dealing with traumatic loss.
When FOX11's weather anchor Maria Quiban Whitesell's husband Sean was diagnosed with Glioblastoma (GBM), a deadly form of brain cancer, she was completely unprepared. How would she possibly explain what was happening to their young son, Gus? How should she respond when people ask inappropriate questions? What about just dealing with the details of the day-to-day?
In You Can't Do It Alone, Whitesell tells her story and teams up with licensed therapist Lauren Schneider to provide readers with a roadmap for walking through illness, death and grief. Whitesell and Schneider explore:
- Discussing a serious diagnosis in an honest, clear manner
- Navigating control over life when you feel no control
- Finding your support group
- Dealing with memories, family and friends
- Helping balance work, caregiving, parenting and much, much more
Born in Cebu City Philippines, Maria immigrated to Hawaii when she was 10 years old. In Honolulu, she studied Journalism at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. In 2005, she earned her Meteorology degree from Mississippi State University. Maria has been forecasting the weather in the L.A. market on Good Day L.A. /Fox11 News since 2000.
