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John Quiñones

Juan Manuel "John" Quiñones (born May 23, 1952) is an American ABC News correspondent who hosts What Would You Do?

John Quiñones
Official headshot 2024
Born
Juan Manuel Quiñones

(1952-05-23) May 23, 1952 (age 71)
NationalityAmerican
EducationSt. Mary's University (AB)
Columbia University (AM)
Occupation(s)Journalist, broadcaster, television host
Years active1975–present
Known forHost of What Would You Do?
Spouses
Nancy Loftus
(m. 1988; div. 2009)
Deanna White
(m. 2010)
Children3
Websitehttps://www.johnquinones.com/

Early life and education edit

Quiñones was born Juan Manuel Quiñones in San Antonio, Texas, on May 23, 1952, to Bruno H. Quiñones and Maria (Garcia). [1]

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.[1] As an undergraduate, Quiñones was also a member of the Sigma Beta-Zeta of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. After graduating from St. Mary's with a Bachelor of Arts degree in speech communication, Quiñones earned a Master of Arts degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.[2]

Career edit

John Quiñones is an ABC News correspondent who reports across “20/20,” “Nightline” and “Good Morning America.” During his 40-year tenure at ABC News, he has reported extensively for all programs and platforms and served as anchor of “What Would You Do?” and “Primetime.”

Recently, Quiñones has been on the frontlines of ABC News’ “Uvalde: 365” series, reporting from Uvalde, Texas on the aftermath of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary. For “20/20,” Quiñones extensively reported on Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen, who was brutally murdered and sparked a #MeToo movement in the military. Quiñones’ reporting on Guillen included an exclusive interview with Ryan McCarthy, secretary of the Army. Following his reporting on Guillen, the U.S. military made major changes in how they handle sexual harassment cases, and Congress passed the “I Am Vanessa Guillen” bill.

In 2021, Quiñones conducted the first exclusive network television interview with Mexican professional boxer Canelo Álvarez, who won multiple world championships in four different weight classes. The report was featured in a primetime ABC News Hispanic Heritage Month special and on “Nightline.”

While Quiñones covered the Chilean miners’ disaster in 2010, he was the first journalist out of thousands to get an exclusive interview with the first survivor, Mario Sepulveda, who spoke about their horrendous ordeal. Other headline-making interviews include an exclusive with singer/actor Marc Anthony who, for the first time, spoke about his separation and pending divorce from Jennifer Lopez.

Quiñones extensively covered a religious sect in northern Arizona that forced its young female members to participate in polygamous marriages. Other reports include going undercover with a hidden camera to reveal how clinics performed unnecessary surgical procedures as part of a major nationwide insurance scam, following along with a group of would-be Mexican immigrants as they attempted to cross into the U.S. via the treacherous route known as “The Devil’s Highway,” and traveling to Israel for a CINE Award-winning report about suicide bombers.

In September 1999, Quiñones anchored a critically acclaimed ABC News special entitled “Latin Beat,” focusing on the wave of Latin talent sweeping the U.S., the impact of the recent population explosion and how it will affect the nation as a whole. He received an ALMA Award from the National Council of La Raza. He also contributed reports to ABC News’ unprecedented 24-hour, live, global “The New Millennium” broadcast, which won the George Foster Peabody Award.

Quiñones’ reports for “20/20” include an in-depth look at the unprecedented lawsuit against the Cuban government by a woman who claimed she unknowingly married a spy and an exclusive interview with a Florida teenager who brutally killed her adoptive mother. He was honored with a Gabriel Award for his poignant report that followed a young man to Colombia as he made an emotional journey to reunite with his birth mother after two decades. Other stories originating from Central America include political and economic turmoil in Argentina and civil war in El Salvador. During the 1980s, he spent nearly a decade in Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Panama, reporting for “World News Tonight.”

Quiñones won seven national Emmy®Awards for his work on “Primetime Live,” “Burning Questions” and “20/20.” He received an Emmy for his coverage of the Congo’s virgin rainforest, which also won the Ark Trust Wildlife Award, and in 1990, he received an Emmy for “Window in the Past,” a look at the Yanomamo Indians. He received a National Emmy Award for his work on the ABC documentary “Burning Questions—The Poisoning of America,” which aired in September 1988.

In 2022, Quiñones received the Lifetime Achievement Award from MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), the country’s oldest and most prominent Latino civil rights organization; was named a “Fellow of the Society” by the Society of Professional Journalists; and received the President’s Award for Journalism Excellence from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. In 2021 Quiñones received the Carr Van Anda Award for his “enduring contributions to journalism” by the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University, as well as the “Inspire: Visionary Leadership Award” from the Anne Frank School in San Antonio for “What Would You Do?” scenarios that shined a light on antisemitism in the United States. In 2019, he received RTDNA’s John F. Hogan Award for national and international reporting.

Quiñones was also honored with a World Hunger Media Award and a Citation from the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards for “To Save the Children,” his 1990 report on the homeless children of Bogota. Among his other prestigious awards are the First Prize in International Reporting and Robert F. Kennedy Prize for his piece on “Modern Slavery — Children Sugar Cane Cutters in the Dominican Republic.”

Quiñones joined ABC News in June 1982 as a general assignment correspondent based in Miami, providing reports for “World News Tonight with Peter Jennings” and other ABC News broadcasts. He was one of the few American journalists reporting from Panama City during the U.S. invasion in December 1989.

Prior to joining ABC News, he was a reporter with WBBM-TV in Chicago. He won two Emmy Awards for his 1980 reporting on the plight of illegal aliens from Mexico. From 1975 to 1978, he was news editor at KTRH radio in Houston, Texas. During that period, he also was an anchor/reporter for KPRC-TV.

Quiñones received a Bachelor of Arts in speech communications from St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, Texas. He received a master’s from the Columbia School of Journalism. Quiñones received two honorary degrees: In 2016, he received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Utah Valley University, and in 2014, a Doctor of Letters from Davis & Elkins College. Quiñones worked as a radio news editor at KTRH in Houston, Texas from 1975 to 1978[2] and also worked as an anchor and reporter for KPRC-TV. He later reported for WBBM-TV in Chicago. In 1982, Quiñones started as a general assignment correspondent with ABC News based in Miami.[2]

Awards edit

Books edit

  • John Quiñones (2009). Heroes Among Us: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Choices. Harper. ISBN 978-0-06-173360-4.
  • John Quiñones (2015). What Would You Do?: Words of Wisdom About Doing the Right Thing. Kingswell. ISBN 978-1484726204.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "20/20". ABC News.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "John Quiñones' Biography". ABC News. May 18, 2017. from the original on August 31, 2020.
  3. ^ Wagg, Jeff (October 10, 2007). "Pigasus Awards 2005". James Randi Educational Foundation. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  4. ^ "NHMC — Blog". John Quiñones. March 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2021.

External links edit

  • Official John Quiñones website
  • John Quiñones Facebook
  • John Quiñones Instagram
  • John Quiñones Twitter/X
  • John Quiñones on FilmReference.com


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This article is about the American correspondent For the U S politician see John Quinones politician Juan Manuel John Quinones born May 23 1952 is an American ABC News correspondent who hosts What Would You Do John QuinonesOfficial headshot 2024BornJuan Manuel Quinones 1952 05 23 May 23 1952 age 71 San Antonio Texas U S NationalityAmericanEducationSt Mary s University AB Columbia University AM Occupation s Journalist broadcaster television hostYears active1975 presentKnown forHost of What Would You Do SpousesNancy Loftus m 1988 div 2009 wbr Deanna White m 2010 wbr Children3Websitehttps www johnquinones com Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Awards 4 Books 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and education editQuinones was born Juan Manuel Quinones in San Antonio Texas on May 23 1952 to Bruno H Quinones and Maria Garcia 1 While attending Brackenridge High School in San Antonio Quinones was selected to take part in a federal anti poverty program Upward Bound which prepared inner city high school students for college 1 As an undergraduate Quinones was also a member of the Sigma Beta Zeta of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity After graduating from St Mary s with a Bachelor of Arts degree in speech communication Quinones earned a Master of Arts degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism 2 Career editJohn Quinones is an ABC News correspondent who reports across 20 20 Nightline and Good Morning America During his 40 year tenure at ABC News he has reported extensively for all programs and platforms and served as anchor of What Would You Do and Primetime Recently Quinones has been on the frontlines of ABC News Uvalde 365 series reporting from Uvalde Texas on the aftermath of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary For 20 20 Quinones extensively reported on Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen who was brutally murdered and sparked a MeToo movement in the military Quinones reporting on Guillen included an exclusive interview with Ryan McCarthy secretary of the Army Following his reporting on Guillen the U S military made major changes in how they handle sexual harassment cases and Congress passed the I Am Vanessa Guillen bill In 2021 Quinones conducted the first exclusive network television interview with Mexican professional boxer Canelo Alvarez who won multiple world championships in four different weight classes The report was featured in a primetime ABC News Hispanic Heritage Month special and on Nightline While Quinones covered the Chilean miners disaster in 2010 he was the first journalist out of thousands to get an exclusive interview with the first survivor Mario Sepulveda who spoke about their horrendous ordeal Other headline making interviews include an exclusive with singer actor Marc Anthony who for the first time spoke about his separation and pending divorce from Jennifer Lopez Quinones extensively covered a religious sect in northern Arizona that forced its young female members to participate in polygamous marriages Other reports include going undercover with a hidden camera to reveal how clinics performed unnecessary surgical procedures as part of a major nationwide insurance scam following along with a group of would be Mexican immigrants as they attempted to cross into the U S via the treacherous route known as The Devil s Highway and traveling to Israel for a CINE Award winning report about suicide bombers In September 1999 Quinones anchored a critically acclaimed ABC News special entitled Latin Beat focusing on the wave of Latin talent sweeping the U S the impact of the recent population explosion and how it will affect the nation as a whole He received an ALMA Award from the National Council of La Raza He also contributed reports to ABC News unprecedented 24 hour live global The New Millennium broadcast which won the George Foster Peabody Award Quinones reports for 20 20 include an in depth look at the unprecedented lawsuit against the Cuban government by a woman who claimed she unknowingly married a spy and an exclusive interview with a Florida teenager who brutally killed her adoptive mother He was honored with a Gabriel Award for his poignant report that followed a young man to Colombia as he made an emotional journey to reunite with his birth mother after two decades Other stories originating from Central America include political and economic turmoil in Argentina and civil war in El Salvador During the 1980s he spent nearly a decade in Nicaragua El Salvador Guatemala Honduras and Panama reporting for World News Tonight Quinones won seven national Emmy Awards for his work on Primetime Live Burning Questions and 20 20 He received an Emmy for his coverage of the Congo s virgin rainforest which also won the Ark Trust Wildlife Award and in 1990 he received an Emmy for Window in the Past a look at the Yanomamo Indians He received a National Emmy Award for his work on the ABC documentary Burning Questions The Poisoning of America which aired in September 1988 In 2022 Quinones received the Lifetime Achievement Award from MALDEF Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund the country s oldest and most prominent Latino civil rights organization was named a Fellow of the Society by the Society of Professional Journalists and received the President s Award for Journalism Excellence from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists In 2021 Quinones received the Carr Van Anda Award for his enduring contributions to journalism by the E W Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University as well as the Inspire Visionary Leadership Award from the Anne Frank School in San Antonio for What Would You Do scenarios that shined a light on antisemitism in the United States In 2019 he received RTDNA s John F Hogan Award for national and international reporting Quinones was also honored with a World Hunger Media Award and a Citation from the Robert F Kennedy Journalism Awards for To Save the Children his 1990 report on the homeless children of Bogota Among his other prestigious awards are the First Prize in International Reporting and Robert F Kennedy Prize for his piece on Modern Slavery Children Sugar Cane Cutters in the Dominican Republic Quinones joined ABC News in June 1982 as a general assignment correspondent based in Miami providing reports for World News Tonight with Peter Jennings and other ABC News broadcasts He was one of the few American journalists reporting from Panama City during the U S invasion in December 1989 Prior to joining ABC News he was a reporter with WBBM TV in Chicago He won two Emmy Awards for his 1980 reporting on the plight of illegal aliens from Mexico From 1975 to 1978 he was news editor at KTRH radio in Houston Texas During that period he also was an anchor reporter for KPRC TV Quinones received a Bachelor of Arts in speech communications from St Mary s University San Antonio Texas He received a master s from the Columbia School of Journalism Quinones received two honorary degrees In 2016 he received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Utah Valley University and in 2014 a Doctor of Letters from Davis amp Elkins College Quinones worked as a radio news editor at KTRH in Houston Texas from 1975 to 1978 2 and also worked as an anchor and reporter for KPRC TV He later reported for WBBM TV in Chicago In 1982 Quinones started as a general assignment correspondent with ABC News based in Miami 2 Awards editGeorge Foster Peabody Award 1999 ABC News New York New York ABC 2000 also known as ABC 2000 Today 2 ALMA Award from the National Council of La Raza 2 CINE award for his report on suicide bombers in Israel 2 Gabriel Award 2 7 time Emmy Award winner 2 World Hunger Media Award and a Citation from the Robert F Kennedy Journalism Award 2 Pigasus Award 2005 ABC s Primetime Live for its credulous John of God special about Brazilian psychic surgeon Joao Teixeira 3 National Hispanic Media Coalition s Lifetime Achievement Award 2016 4 Books editJohn Quinones 2009 Heroes Among Us Ordinary People Extraordinary Choices Harper ISBN 978 0 06 173360 4 John Quinones 2015 What Would You Do Words of Wisdom About Doing the Right Thing Kingswell ISBN 978 1484726204 References edit a b 20 20 ABC News a b c d e f g h i John Quinones Biography ABC News May 18 2017 Archived from the original on August 31 2020 Wagg Jeff October 10 2007 Pigasus Awards 2005 James Randi Educational Foundation Retrieved July 15 2020 NHMC Blog John Quinones March 2016 Retrieved August 4 2021 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to John Quinones Official John Quinones website John Quinones Facebook John Quinones Instagram John Quinones Twitter X John Quinones on FilmReference com 2006 Article ABC s Primetime Star Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Quinones amp oldid 1216624888, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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