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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Overnight storms cause slick roads, heavy rain in North Texas
NBC 5’s Larry Collins and Alanna Quillen tell us about driving conditions and commuter issues after Thursday morning’s showers.
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Zumba instructor with Down syndrome inspires Rowlett community
Special Olympian Gabe Pagaduan, who recently acquired his Zumba instructor certification, leads special needs classes at Wanda’s Studio in Rowlett.
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Breaking barriers: Zumba instructor with Down syndrome inspires Rowlett community
A Special Olympian from Rowlett is continuing to amaze and inspire his community with his many talents.
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Special Olympian from Rowlett leads Zumba class
After making a name for himself at the Special Olympics in basketball, Gabe Pagaduan now leads Zumba classes in North Texas.
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‘State of Downtown' sheds light on the future of Downtown Dallas
Dallas interim city manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert sat down for a candid conversation at Moody Performance Hall on Wednesday to share new insight on the projects and plans for Downtown Dallas. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the story.
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‘State of Downtown' to shed light on exciting future for Downtown Dallas
If you work, live, play, or even commute through downtown Dallas, the changes in the coming years will impact you.
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Interim city manager to speak on the state of Downtown Dallas
Downtown Dallas is embarking on a transformation, and the interim city manager is sharing the details on Wednesday. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.
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Dallas councilman hosts special meeting with neighborhood leaders to ‘amplify voices'
On Monday night, neighborhood leaders gathered for a special meeting with Councilman Chad West to help amplify more voices and get city dollars into crucial parts of one of the fastest-growing areas of Dallas.
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MedStar makes Halloween magic for Fort Worth boy battling cancer
This weekend, a Fort Worth boy made special Halloween memories with his neighborhood, thanks to a group of first responders.
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Neighborhood association leaders meet in Oak Cliff
A grassroots effort to bridge communities together is underway in Fort Worth. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.
