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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Fort Worth PD aims to expand unique criminal justice program for at-risk youth
The Fort Worth Police Department is looking to expand a unique student program.
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Friday is National STEAM Day, celebrating learning in a technology driven world
A school in Argyle incorporates STEAM classes into weekly curriculum for elementary students.
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Fort Worth police look to expand student program
The Fort Worth Police Department is expanding their criminal justice program for North Texas students. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.
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North Texas students celebrate National STEAM Day
Friday is National STEAM Day, and the Selwyn School makes sure students are learning about science, technology, engineering, arts, and math all year round.
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Boil water notice continues in Richardson, impacting thousands and closing schools
The City of Richardson has issued a Boil Water Notice to residents in the southwest region of the city following an equipment malfunction. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.
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5 schools closed Thursday as Richardson issues Boil Water Notice
NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen tells us about the notice that is affecting about 17,000 customers, including residential areas, schools and businesses.
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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.
