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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Dallas voters decriminalize marijuana in small amounts
Dallas voters have decided to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana, making the city one of the largest in the country to do so.
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Dallas residents vote to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana
The Dallas Freedom Act, known as Proposition R, prohibits police from considering the smell of marijuana as probable cause for a search or seizure. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.
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Dallas voters decide to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana
Proposition R, referred to as the Dallas Freedom Act, prohibits police from considering the smell of marijuana as probable cause for a search or seizure. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.
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Long wait times in Tarrant County due to machine issues
Elections officials say there were at least eight machines working at all times but the issue did increase wait times, as long as 45+ minutes. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.
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What to do if you have issues at a polling location
Having issues at the polls? NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen explains your rights as a voter and what you can do if you’re having problems.
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Election Day 2024: Dos and don'ts for Texas voters at the polls
As you head to the polls on election day, here are some things to keep in mind. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.
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Election anxiety: How to manage stress during pivotal week at the polls
The anxiety among Americans is building as we enter the final stretch of the 2024 presidential election, according to a recent survey.
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How to deal with election anxiety going into election day 2024
Here’s how you can manage election anxiety ahead of the Nov. 5 election day. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.
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Investigation continues into deadly mutli-vehicle crash in Richardson
Richardson police are still investigating the deadly crash involving multiple vehicles that shutdown Central Expressway for hours Friday morning. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen reports.
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Deadly crash shuts down Central Expressway in Richardson
Multiple people were killed in a crash involving multiple vehicles on Central Expressway in Richardson. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen reports the southbound lanes of U.S. 75 will remain closed for several hours.
