| John Manuel Quiñones | |
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| Born | May 23, 1952 San Antonio, Texas |
| Alma mater | St. Mary's University[1] |
| Occupation | Journalist, Broadcaster |
Juan Manuel "John" Quiñones is an ABC News correspondent, and currently the host of Primetime: What Would You Do?.
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John Quiñones was born in San Antonio, Texas on May 23, 1952.[2] Despite being a fifth-generation San Antonian[3] and a seventh-generation American, Quiñones grew up in a Spanish-speaking household and didn't learn English until he started school at age 6.[2] Determined to overcome Hispanic stereotypes, he decided to attend college. After graduating from Brackenridge High School, Quiñones joined an Upward Bound program out of St. Mary's University, a federal TRIO program preparing him for college.[2] After graduating from St. Mary's with a bachelor's degree in Speech Communication, Quiñones earned his master's degree from Columbia University's School of Journalism.[1]
Quiñones served as a radio news editor at KTRH in Houston, Texas from 1975 to 1978[1] and also worked as an anchor-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] Currently, he is a co-anchor of the ABC News program, Primetime.[1] He also reports for all ABC News programs such as 20/20, Good Morning America, World News with Diane Sawyer 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]
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