John Quiñones (born May 23, 1952) is an American journalist and host. After earning a degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, he became an ABC News correspondent for 20/20, Nightline and Good Morning America. He gained prominence hosting the show What Would You Do? since 2008. He has received numerous accolades including seven Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award.
Early life and education
John Quiñones was born in San Antonio, Texas, on May 23, 1952, to Bruno H. and Maria Quiñones. He is of Mexican descent.
While attending Brackenridge High School in San Antonio, Quiñones was selected to take part in a federal anti-poverty program, Upward Bound, which prepared inner-city high school students for college.
Career
Quiñones is an ABC News correspondent known as the anchor of “What Would You Do?” and “Primetime.”
Quiñones worked as a radio news editor at KTRH in Houston, Texas from 1975 to 1978
He traveled to Cape Canaveral in January 1986 to cover the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger. Quiñones reported live on the ABC News Special Report that began about 5 minutes after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
Awards and honors
- George Foster Peabody Award, 1999, ABC News, New York, New York, "ABC 2000" (also known as ABC 2000 Today)
- National Hispanic Media Coalition's Lifetime Achievement Award, 2016
Bibliography
References
External links
- Official John Quiñones website
- John Quiñones Facebook
- John Quiñones Instagram
- John Quiñones Twitter/X
- John Quiñones on FilmReference.com
- 2006 Article "ABC's Primetime Star"