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 driver's attorney speaking publicly for the first time about off-duty police shooting
Two different stories are emerging from an off-duty police shooting in Fort Worth earlier this month. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen tells us the details.
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Fort Worth City Council to hear report about dangerous/distracted driving on Tuesday
The Fort Worth city manager will present a report to city council members about the importance of protecting officers while they are on the scene of traffic crashes.
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Rain causes problems for drivers on I-35E in North Texas
Two crashes on I-35E, one in Farmer’s Branch and one in Carrollton, are creating traffic issues for North Texas drivers on Monday morning. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.
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Texas generosity shines as North Texas Giving Day surpasses goal
North Texans gave $68.3 million to over 3,000 local nonprofits, breaking a new record.
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State Fair of Texas gun ban goes before judge on Thursday
A Dallas judge is set to decide the legality of a policy banning guns at the State Fair of Texas on Thursday after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the ban violates state law.
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State Fair of Texas gun ban hearing starts Thursday
The State of Texas is suing the State Fair of Texas over a new gun policy. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen tells us more.
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New Dallas company aims to meet needs for neurodivergent workforce
About 20 percent of the workforce is neurodiverse, but the unemployment rate among that group is around 40 percent.
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Coppell ISD to host town hall Wednesday night over potential school closure
This comes as many North Texas school districts face school closures and other challenges due to a lack of state funding.
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The Fed is expected to cut interest rates today, but by how much?
The Federal Reserve is poised to do something Wednesday it hasn’t done in more than four years: Cut its benchmark interest rate. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen tells us more.
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United Way opens doors for students at STEM Fest in Dallas
The event helps provide exposure to science education for students who otherwise would not have access.