Maria Lisignoli

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Maria Lisignoli helped launch the Live Desk as the first Streaming Anchor in the Twin Cities. Monday through Friday, she provides hourly updates on live events, breaking news, and top stories. She's been with WCCO since 2024.

Before coming to Minnesota, Maria anchored the evening news at WMTV in Madison, WI. She started her career as a weekend anchor and reporter at WHO in Des Moines, IA. She also worked weekends as a part-time reporter at KCCI in Des Moines, IA while studying journalism at Iowa State University.

Maria was born and raised in Chanhassen, MN, and is thrilled to live close to her family once again and work in the community she has always called home.

Outside work, she loves to curl up on the couch with a book or a movie, peruse thrift stores for a good deal, and spend as much time as she can on the lakes!

VITALS
Joined WCCO: 2024
Hometown: Chanhassen, MN
Alma Mater: Iowa State University

FAVORITES
Music: 2000s pop-punk
Movie: The Sound of Music
TV Show: Parks and Rec
Author/Book: Harry Potter series
Food: Pizza
Local Restaurant: Yumi's sushi
Hidden MN Gem: Gordy's Hi-Hat in Cloquet MN
Sport/Exercise: pickle ball, running and yoga
Historical Figure: William Shakespeare
Famous Minnesotan: Prince
Quote: "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." - Oscar Wilde
Word: Serendipity
Vacation Spot: Cinque Terre, Italy
Holiday: New Year's Eve
Planet: Mars

THIS OR THAT
Facebook or Twitter (or Instagram or TikTok)? Instagram
Cats or Dogs? Dogs
Beatles or Rolling Stones? Beatles
Comedy or Tearjerker? Tearjerker
Phone Call or Text Message? FaceTime
Mac or PC? Mac