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'''Maria Janeth Molina''' (born April 7, 1987) is an American [[meteorologist]]. She was the on-air meteorologist for the [[Fox News|Fox News Channel]], a U.S. television network, from 2010 to 2016.<ref name="Maria Molina - FNC bio">{{cite web|title=Maria Molina {{!}} Biography|url=http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/personalities/maria-molina/bio/|publisher=Fox News Channel|access-date=March 17, 2013}}</ref> {{as of|2022}} she is an assistant professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science at the [[University of Maryland, College Park]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Maria Molina |url=https://aosc.umd.edu/people/maria-molina |website=Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Science |publisher=University of Maryland |access-date=18 December 2022}}</ref>
== Early life == Molina was born in [[Nicaragua]] and grew up in [[Hialeah, Florida]].<ref name=Foreceast>{{Cite news|first= |last= |authorlink= |title=Sunny Forecast for Meteorologist |newspaper=[[The Miami Herald]]|date=October 7, 2014 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92577780/the-miami-herald/ |accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="Get to know Maria Molina! – FOX News Weather Blog">{{cite web|title=Get to know Maria Molina! – FOX News Weather Blog|url=http://weather.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/11/04/get-to-know-maria-molina/|publisher=Fox News Channel|access-date=March 17, 2013}}</ref> She is a graduate of [[Barbara Goleman Senior High School]].<ref name=Foreceast/> She attributes her interest in [[meteorology]] to her experience with [[Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale|Category 5]] [[Hurricane Andrew]], which hit her hometown in South Florida when she was 5 years old.<ref>{{Cite news|first= Valerie |last=Tejeda |authorlink= |title= Inspiring Latina of the Week: Meteorologist Maria Molina |newspaper=[[Latina (magazine)|Latina]]|date=April 2, 2013 |url= http://www.latina.com/lifestyle/inspiring-latina/inspiring-latina-week-meteorologist-maria-molina | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919233828/http://www.latina.com/lifestyle/inspiring-latina/inspiring-latina-week-meteorologist-maria-molina| archive-date=September 19, 2017}}</ref>'
== Education == Molina graduated [[cum laude]] from [[Florida State University]] in 2008, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in [[meteorology]] and minors in mathematics and communications.<ref name="Maria Molina - FNC bio" /><ref name="Cosmo">{{cite web|last=Chávez|first=Krystyna|title=Interview With News Anchor Maria Molina|date=September 20, 2012|url=http://www.cosmopolitan.com/cosmo-latina/maria-molina-interview|publisher=[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]|access-date=March 17, 2013}}</ref> While at [[Florida State University]], she completed the University Honors Program and the Honors in the Major Program requirements.<ref name="linkedin.com">{{cite web | url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/sciencebymaria | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731121704/https://www.linkedin.com/in/sciencebymaria | archive-date=July 31, 2024 | title=Maria Molina - University of Maryland | LinkedIn }}</ref>
Additionally, she graduated from [[Columbia University in the City of New York]] in 2015 with a [[Masters of Arts]] degree in Climate and Society.<ref name="linkedin.com"/>
She earned her PhD from [[Central Michigan University]] in the Earth and Ecosystem Science Doctoral Program, where she was also a graduate research assistant.<ref name="insider.foxnews.com">{{cite web|url=https://insider.foxnews.com/2016/08/25/maria-molina-leaving-fox-news|title=WATCH: Maria Molina Says Goodbye to Fox News to Pursue PhD|date=September 6, 2016|website=Fox News Insider|access-date=February 20, 2019}}</ref><ref name="staff.ucar.edu"/>
== Career == {{Portal|Weather|Television|United States|Nicaragua}}
Molina has earned the Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM) designation from the [[American Meteorological Society]] (AMS).<ref name="Maria Molina - FNC bio" />
Molina joined Fox News in October 2010.<ref name="Maria Molina - FNC bio" /> She provided weather updates on many Fox shows and appeared regularly on the [[FOX & Friends]] morning show,<ref name="Maria Molina - FNC bio" /> until leaving the station for graduate school in September 2016.<ref name="insider.foxnews.com"/> She was credited as being the youngest meteorologist on cable in 2012.<ref name="Cosmo" /> While at Fox News, she also appeared on the [[Fox Business]], [[Fox News Radio]], Fox News Latino, and [[Fox Sports Networks]].<ref name="linkedin.com"/>
She served as a part-time meteorologist at WJBK Fox2 in Detroit mainly on weekend newscasts while pursuing her doctoral degree in Michigan.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Mark |last=Joyella |authorlink= |title=Maria Molina Leaving Fox & Friends |newspaper=[[Adweek]]|date=August 25, 2016 |url=https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/maria-molina-leaving-fox-friends/302789/ |accessdate=}}</ref>
Prior to Fox News, Molina was a [[bilingual]] TV meteorologist for AccuWeather in [[State College, Pennsylvania]], for which she provided weather forecasts in both English and Spanish.<ref name="Maria Molina - FNC bio" />
She was an Advanced Study Program (ASP) postdoctoral fellow at the [[National Center for Atmospheric Research]].<ref name="staff.ucar.edu">{{Cite web|url=https://staff.ucar.edu/users/molina|title = Maria Molina | staff.ucar.edu}}</ref>
==Personal life== In December 2015, she married [[stormchaser|storm chaser]] [[Reed Timmer]] at the [[Masaya Volcano National Park]] in Nicaragua but the two would end up divorcing in 2017 according to Reed.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Jeffrey |last=Kaczmarczyk |authorlink= |title= Storm chaser Reed Timmer, Maria Molina wed near active volcano |newspaper=[[The Grand Rapids Press]]|date= December 30, 2015|url=https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/2015/12/reed_timmer_maria_molina_marry.html |accessdate=}}</ref>
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