Global Newsletter #96: Making Good News
June 26, 2025
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June 26, 2025
SAN ANTONIO – Michael Quintanilla is known as “Mr. Fiesta,” but he also has a long list of accomplishments.
In an interview with KSAT, he discussed the challenging early days as a journalist at the San Antonio Express-News and how he overcame the obstacles that many LGBTQ+ people encounter in the workplace, eventually becoming one of San Antonio’s most recognized personalities.
“You can be a victim or victorious,” he said.
He also reflected on how his mother played a pivotal role in his success, and how her struggles and sacrifices for the family were aimed at ensuring her children could accomplish their dreams.
Quintanilla also recalled his time working as a features writer for the Los Angeles Times, crashing Diana Ross’s 50th birthday party, interviewing Hugh Hefner in silk pajamas, chasing down Bob Hope in a men’s bathroom for a quote, and meeting George Clooney.
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Felicia Ray Owens
Felicia Ray Owens is a columnist, media founder, and cultural strategist who creates platforms where power meets lived truth. As the voice behind C4: Coffee. Cocktails. Culture. Conversation, her writing and commentary appear monthly in the New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung and across FROUSA Media.
A longtime advocate for community wellness and civic engagement, Felicia brings experience as a former Precinct Chair and former Chief Communications Officer of Indivisible Hill Country. Today, she leads narrative change and public dialogue through storytelling, activism, and curated healing spaces.
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