John Quinones

John Quiñones was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, just 80 miles from Uvalde. He is the creator and host of What Would You Do?, one of the highest-rated newsmagazine franchises in recent years. During his 40 year tenure as an ABC News correspondent, he has reported extensively for all programs and platforms and has also served as anchor for “20/20 Downtown” and “PrimeTime Live.” Among his hundreds of awards, he has been honored with seven national Emmy awards, the first of which he garnered for swimming across the Rio Grande, undercover, for a story on undocumented migrants. In his early years at ABC News, Quiñones was based in Miami as a war correspondent and covered civil uprisings throughout Central America and the Caribbean. Quiñones is the proud father of three children—Andrea, Julian, and Nicco, all of whom work in media.