Rajah Maples

Rajah Maples is founder and owner of Rajah Maples Media Productions in addition to serving as a former Executive Producer, Evening Television News Anchor, Broadcast Journalist, and News Manager for KHQA Television in Quincy, Illinois. She started reporting as an intern at KHQA. She later worked as a producer's assistant at "The Today Show" and WNBC in New York City where she worked with and learned from Katie Couric, Ann Curry, Meteorologist Joe Witte, and other news talent. She reported and anchored at KMIZ (ABC-17) in Columbia, Mo. in addition to more training at KOMU. Rajah also has served as news director of KWWC radio.

She's received awards from the Iowa Broadcast News Association, Illinois Broadcast Association, and Missouri Broadcasters Association. Rajah appeared on CBS' "The Early Show" in June 2008, reporting on Mississippi River flooding. Her stories have been distributed through CBS Newspath, CNN Newsource, and Sinclair Broadcast Group.