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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Arlington PD investigating after teens shot at short-term rental in Arlington
Two teens were killed in a shooting at a party at an apartment complex by AT&T Stadium, Arlington police say. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details
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Thanksgiving travel to set records this week, according to AAA
If you’re hitting the roads or the skies, experts warn it’s going to be a record-breaking week for travel during the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Airports brace for holiday travel rush ahead of Thanksgiving
Here’s what you need to know as you head to your Thanksgiving travel destinations. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.
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Tarrant Area Food Banks hosts holiday distribution in Arlington
The food distribution by Tarrant Area Food Bank runs from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Thursday. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.
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TAFB hosts holiday food distribution in Arlington
The Tarrant Area Food Bank is hosting a holiday food distribution at AT&T Stadium in North Texas on Thursday to help those in need.
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TAFB hosts holiday food distribution at AT&T stadium helping thousands of families
The food distribution by Tarrant Area Food Bank runs from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Thursday. No ID or documents are required. First come, first serve.
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Finding signs of hope in the food deserts of Dallas
As many prepare for Thanksgiving feasts, thousands of families across North Texas will struggle to put food on the table.
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Finding signs of hope in the food deserts of North Texas
As many prepare for Thanksgiving feasts, thousands of families across North Texas will struggle to put food on the table. That’s why nonprofits are sounding the alarm about the ongoing food desert crisis in parts of DFW.
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Sentencing in North Dallas tainted IV bags case to take place Wednesday
The sentencing for a former Dallas anesthesiologist found guilty earlier this year of tampering with IV bags is scheduled to take place on Wednesday. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.
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Organization fighting food insecurity in Dallas needs 250 turkeys by Friday
A nonprofit in Dallas that is addressing food insecurity is in need of a few extra birds to make Thanksgiving brighter for families.
