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.
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McKinney prioritizes public safety in new budget, adds more fire and police positions
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New budget goes into effect in McKinney
A nearly $900 million budget goes into effect in McKinney on Tuesday as the city tries to keep up with the population boom. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen tells us more.
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Coppell parents protest as school board votes on school closures
The fate of Pinkerton Elementary will be decided Monday night as North Texas parents protest. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.
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Coppell ISD's Pinkerton Elementary will close next school year after board vote
After weeks of contention over the school district’s plans to find ways to save money, the fate of Pinkerton Elementary will be decided Monday night.
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‘Filipinas On The Rise' summit celebrates Philippine culture
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Southwest Airlines releases new changes, investor plan on Thursday
Southwest Airlines announced changes to its customer experience on Thursday in an effort to boost profits. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.
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Southwest Airlines expected to release new investor plan Thursday
Southwest Airlines is expected to announce changed to its customer experience on Thursday in an effort to boost profits. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.
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2 firefighters injured, shelter-in-place lifted after Frisco chemical fire
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Southwest Airlines expected to unpack new plans to change business model
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