# 203: John Quiñones KNOWS Human Nature, the Element of Surprise & What You SHOULD Do

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Published: 2025-01-16T08:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

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." This discussion focused primarily on his work on "What Would You Do?," which just began its 17th Season on ABC. Podcast Highlights: The importance of ABC's "What Would You Do?" TV show Shift in the public's perception of right vs. wrong Shift in the public's view of journalism John's reaction when people ignore a potentially dangerous scenario Teresa DeZarn and the challenges of being an actor on the show Security on the set Fresh ideas from new Executive Producer, Emmy Award-winner Joel Relampagos Reaching out to teachers who inspired you John's youth as part of a San Antonio-based farmworker family The beauty of Latin Culture What white people need to know about being Latin in America Response when bystanders see people like them being threatened What John KNOWS Quiñones has 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. In 1990, he received an Emmy for "Window in the Past," a look at the Yanomami Tribe. 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 2024, John was honored with the Distinguished Journalist Award presented by DePaul University's Center for Journalism Integrity & Excellence and became a member of the NATAS Silver Circle. In 2022, Quiñones received the Lifetime Achievement Award from MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defens…

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