Veteran personality Maria Garcia, who had aired in Miami, New York and the Long Island area, died on Friday, July 12, at the age of 52. Garcia, a Miami native, began her career in her hometown, holding positions at WINZ-AM, WIOD-AM and WHQT-FM. In 1996, she relocated to New York, where she worked as a news writer and traffic reporter for WCBS-AM. By October 1997, she had joined Cox CHR 106.1 WBLI as a morning co-host alongside Steve Harper.
Garcia's career then took her back to Miami, where she was part of Cox Radio's Hot AC WFLC (97.3 The Coast) from 2006 to 2009. She later returned to New York and Long Island, contributing to stations such as WALK-FM, WKJY-FM, WCBS, WABC-AM, WINS-AM, WEMP (FM News 101.9), WNYW-TV and CBS News Radio.
