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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‘Lone Star Palengke' celebrates Filipino culture in Grand Prairie this Saturday
The Filipino community in North Texas is getting ready to celebrate something historic this weekend – the largest Filipino festival in the state.
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North Texas workers, volunteers helping with Hurricane Milton recovery
500 Oncor workers as well as “Texans on Mission” volunteers have been deployed to Florida to help in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.
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Grief counselors on campus following sudden death of 5th grader in HEB ISD
A student in the Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD died unexpectedly this week in an incident that happened at school, according to district officials.
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HEB ISD community grieving following sudden death of 5th grader
A student in the Hurst-Euless-Bedrord ISD died unexpectedly this week in an incident that happened at school. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.
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Filipino community in North Texas hosts Lone Star Palengke
North Texas is hosting the largest Filipino festival in the state, and that’s #SomethingGood.
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Fallen Fort Worth PD officer Sgt. Billy Randolph added to city's memorial wall
The Fort Worth Police Department unveiled the name of a fallen officer on the city’s police and firefighter memorial wall.
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FWPD officer Sgt. Billy Randolph added to city's memorial wall
The Fort Worth Police Department unveiled the name of a fallen officer on the city’s police and firefighter memorial wall. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.
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Fort Worth ISD names Karen Molinar as interim superintendent
Molinar is a longtime Fort Worth ISD leader, serving as deputy superintendent for many years. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.
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Local nonprofit to host TODAY show anchor for annual luncheon benefiting homeless shelter
A Dallas nonprofit is celebrating something good this week — a special visit with NBC Today show’s own Jenna Bush Hager.
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Monday is the deadline to register to vote in the November election
NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen tells us what to know about registering to vote. Oct. 7 is the voter registration deadline to be eligible to vote in the November election.