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María Antonia signs off from KMBC

September 19, 2012 by Veronica Villafañe

After 28 years working as an anchor/reporter for KMBC in Kansas City, María Antonia has left the station.  She anchored her last newscast last Friday, Sept. 14.

María, whose real name is María Albisu-Twyman, has taken a full-time job at the Bishop Sullivan Center.  According to Bottom Line Communications, she had been volunteering for the non-profit charity organization for several years.

The Cuban-American journalist sued the Kansas City ABC affiliate and its parent company, Hearst-Argyle Stations in 2008 for age and sex discrimination.

Maria Antonia

The station reached a confidential settlement in 2010 with María and the two other female on-air personalities, Peggy Breit and Kelly Eckerman.

Check out María in the debut of KMBC’s morning newscast “First News” back in February of 1988.

 

Filed Under: People, TV & Radio Tagged With: KMBC, María Albisu-Twyman, Maria Antonia

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Veronica Villafañe, Editor & Publisher

Emmy award-winning journalist and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). Currently a reporter for Voice of America, she has worked as an on-air reporter, anchor, writer and producer for Spanish and English-language TV, print and online media, including Univision, Telemundo, Fox 11 News in L.A. and the San Jose Mercury News.

Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

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