His next stop was Columbia University’s School of Journalism. Once he received his MA degree, Quinones started his career at KTRH in Houston, Texas, where he was a radio news editor from 1975 to 1978. Meanwhile, he also worked as an anchor-reporter for KPRC-TV. It was in 1982, when he became a general assignment correspondent with ABC News, located in Miami. Soon, he was reporting for all ABC News programs such as 20/20, Good Morning America, World News with Diane Sawyer and Nightline. As of today, he is a co-anchor of the ABC News program, Primetime: What Would You Do? that captures the way people react when confronted with dilemmas that compel them to either take action or walk away.