Alanna Quillen joined NBC 5 in October 2019 as a morning reporter for NBC 5 Today.
She is a North Texas native who was born and raised in Mesquite.
Before returning home, she made several stops across the South, most recently at WPTV in West Palm Beach, Florida as a reporter and fill-in anchor. While there, she reported on the tragic school shooting in Parkland, covered President Donald Trump at the Winter White House, and filed field reports throughout Hurricane Irma. She also reported on the ground in the Bahamas as a relief volunteer following Hurricane Dorian.
Her on-air career began in Midland, Texas as a weekend anchor and reporter. She also spent nearly five years in Louisiana working in Monroe and Shreveport as an evening anchor and reporter.
She's a proud graduate of Mesquite High School (Go Skeeters!) and the University of Texas at Arlington, where she studied broadcast journalism and worked on the school newspaper, The Shorthorn. While there, she studied abroad in France and also held internships in the metroplex including D Magazine and NBC 5. During her internship at NBC 5, she wrote feature stories for NBCDFW.com and shadowed the same reporters in the field whom she works alongside today.
Alanna has spent hundreds of volunteer hours working at animal shelters and soup kitchens for the last several years, most recently as an education docent at a sea turtle hospital in Juno Beach, Florida.
She is thrilled to be living just minutes away from her family and hometown friends. Outside of the newsroom, you'll find Alanna spending time with her animals, playing the ukulele, or getting lost in an antique mall.
The Latest
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Procession underway for fallen Greenville officer on Wednesday
North Texas communities gathered together for a procession honoring slain Greenville Police officer Cooper Dawson. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.
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How to handle unpredictable travel with new refund rules this holiday season
NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen tells us what to know about new refund rules in case travel doesn’t go your way.
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Procession held Wednesday for fallen Greenville officer Cooper Dawson
On Wednesday, North Texas communities came together for a procession honoring slain Greenville Police officer, Cooper Dawson.
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Greenville police mourn the loss of officer killed in line of duty
Officer Cooper Dawson of the Greenville Police Department was fatally shot on Monday night. NBC 5’s Maria Guerrero and Alanna Quillen have the details.
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Greenville police officer fatally shot in the line of duty
The death of officer Cooper Dawson marks the first Line of Duty death for the Greenville Police Department in over 100 years. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.
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Arlington PD investigating after teens shot at short-term rental in Arlington
Two teens were killed in a shooting at a party at an apartment complex by AT&T Stadium, Arlington police say. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details
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Thanksgiving travel to set records this week, according to AAA
If you’re hitting the roads or the skies, experts warn it’s going to be a record-breaking week for travel during the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Airports brace for holiday travel rush ahead of Thanksgiving
Here’s what you need to know as you head to your Thanksgiving travel destinations. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.
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Tarrant Area Food Banks hosts holiday distribution in Arlington
The food distribution by Tarrant Area Food Bank runs from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Thursday. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.
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TAFB hosts holiday food distribution in Arlington
The Tarrant Area Food Bank is hosting a holiday food distribution at AT&T Stadium in North Texas on Thursday to help those in need.
