Maria Arita, who was laid-off from her anchor job at CBS11 at the end of March has started her own film company in partnership with her husband.
In his blog, Ed Bark reports that Maria is the CEO and Creative/Producer of Verdicus Films and her husband, Thomas Howard is the Chairman and COO.
The company’s first production is “Barack Obama: Who is this guy?” The film, released on October 1st, is narrated by actor Blair Underwood. In a blog, Maria urges friends to watch “a documentary that is going to change this election!” She suggests that “anyone who cares about this country needs to see this film before November 4th.”