John Quiñones was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, just eighty 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 forty-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 Emmys, the first of which he garnered for swimming across the Rio Grande, undercover, for a story on undocumented migrants. Quiñones is the proud father of three children--Andrea, Julian, and Nicco, all of whom work in media. María Elena Salinas is an American broadcast journalist, news anchor, and author who joined ABC News as a contributor and consultant in 2022. Called the "Voice of Hispanic America" by The New York Times, Salinas is one of the most recognized Hispanic female journalists in the United States. For nearly four decades Salinas served as co-anchor of the evening nightly newscast in Spanish language network Univision. Salinas is a founding member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and for over two decades has provided dozens of students with a scholarship under her name. She also serves on the board of Hispanic Scholarship Fund. Salinas is mother to two daughters, Julia and Gabriela.
