John Quiñones
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John Quiñones | |
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| Born | Juan Manuel Quiñones May 23, 1952 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | St. Mary's University (BA) Columbia University (MA) |
| Occupation | Journalist, broadcaster |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Known for | Host of What Would You Do? |
| Spouse(s) | Nancy Loftus
(m. 1988; div. 2009)Deanna White (m. 2010) |
| Children | 3 |
Juan Manuel "John" Quiñones (born May 23, 1952) is an American ABC News correspondent and the current host of What Would You Do?.
Early life and education[edit]
Juan Manuel "John" Quiñones was born in San Antonio, Texas on May 23, 1952.[2] He is a fifth-generation San Antonian[3] and a fifth-generation Mexican-American. Quiñones grew up in a Spanish-speaking household and did not learn English until he started school at age six. When he was 13 years old, his father was laid off from his job as a janitor and the family joined a caravan of migrant farmworkers that travelled to Traverse City, Michigan to harvest cherries. Later that summer, the Quiñones family followed the migrant route to pick tomatoes outside of Toledo, Ohio.
While attending Brackenridge High School in San Antonio, Quiñones was selected to take part in the federal anti-poverty program, Upward Bound, which prepared inner-city high school students for college.[2] 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 Columbia University's School of Journalism.[1]
Career[edit]
Quiñones worked as a radio news editor at KTRH in Houston, Texas from 1975 to 1978[1] and also worked as an anchor and reporter for KPRC-TV.[1] He later reported for WBBM-TV in Chicago.[1] In 1982, Quiñones started as a general assignment correspondent with ABC News based in Miami.[1] He was a co-anchor of the ABC News program, Primetime and now hosts What Would You Do?. He also reports for all ABC News programs such as 20/20, Good Morning America, ABC World News Tonight and Nightline.
According to communications attorney Mark Lloyd, "Quiñones told the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) audience that he got his start because a San Antonio community organization threatened that if the stations didn't hire more Latinos, the group would go to the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) and challenge their licenses."[4]
Awards[edit]
- George Foster Peabody Award, 1999, ABC News, New York, New York, "ABC 2000" (also known as ABC 2000 Today.)[1]
- ALMA Award from the National Council of La Raza.[1]
- CINE award for his report on suicide bombers in Israel.[1]
- Gabriel Award.[1]
- 7-time Emmy Award winner.[1]
- World Hunger Media Award and a Citation from the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award.[1]
- Pigasus Award, 2005, ABC's Primetime Live, for its credulous "John of God " special, about Brazilian "psychic surgeon" João Teixeira[5]
- National Hispanic Media Coalition's Lifetime Achievement Award, 2016. [6]
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]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "John Quiñones' Biography". ABC News. May 18, 2017. Archived from the original on August 31, 2020.
- ^ a b "20/20". ABC News.
- ^ "John Quiñones: 1952—: Broadcast Journalist - Came From The Barrio". biography.jrank.org.
- ^ Lloyd, Mark (July 24, 2007). "Forget the Fairness Doctrine". Center for American Progress.
- ^ Wagg, Jeff (October 10, 2007). "Pigasus Awards 2005". James Randi Educational Foundation. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "NHMC — Blog". John Quiñones. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
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