- John Quiñones
John Quiñones is an
ABC News correspondent.From 1975 to 1978, Quiñones was a news editor at
KTRH radio inHouston, Texas . During that period, he also was an anchor-reporter forKPRC-TV . He was also a reporter withWBBM-TV inChicago .In 1982, Quiñones joined
ABC News as a general assignment correspondent based inMiami .Currently, he is a co-anchor of the ABC News program, Primetime.
Quiñones received a Bachelor of Arts degree in speech communications from St. Mary's University,
San Antonio, Texas . He received a master's degree from theColumbia School of Journalism .Awards
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George Foster Peabody Award , 1999, ABC News, New York, New York, "ABC 2000" (also known as ABC 2000 Today.)*Awarded an
ALMA Award from theNational Council of La Raza *Won a
CINE award for his report on suicide bombers inIsrael *Won
Gabriel Award for his report on young man's journey to reunite with his birth mother after two decades*6-time
Emmy Award winner*Honored with
World Hunger Media Award and a Citation from theRobert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for his report on homeless children inBogotá External links
* [http://www.crossandcrescent.com/2006/12/abcs-primetime-star/ Article "ABC's Primetime Star"]
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