Allie Spillyards joined NBC 5 in October 2017. She’s a general assignment reporter who often works out of Dallas or Collin county. You can usually catch her stories on NBC 5 at 10 p.m.
Allie is a North Texas native who was born and raised in Wylie.
She’s made several stops in the southeast, working most recently at WIS in Columbia, SC where she anchored weekend mornings and covered general news. While in Columbia, she reported on the tragic shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston and followed the controversy over removing the Confederate flag from the South Carolina State House grounds. She also covered the historic flooding in October 2015 that destroyed hundreds of homes and left 17 people dead.
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Prior to South Carolina, Allie worked as a reporter at WCNC in Charlotte, NC.
She started her career at WVLT in Knoxville, TN as a general assignment reporter. She then helped launch a weekend morning newscast as an anchor before moving to weekday mornings.
In 2017, Allie was awarded a fellowship to train in computer assisted reporting with Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc.
Allie’s a proud graduate of the University of Missouri where she learned her way around a newsroom at KOMU both on and off air. She has a bachelor’s in journalism and a minor in political science. While there, Allie spent a semester in Brussels, Belgium as an intern at Reuters.
Now that she’s back in North Texas, Allie lives in Dallas with her husband, Blake, and their spoiled rotten rescue pup, Roux. She’s thrilled to be back home, telling stories from familiar communities and reporting news that impacts friends, family and neighbors.
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SMU Mustangs fans excited for ACC Championship game
Along the Boulevard on Saturday, fans couldn’t help but look back, reflecting on where they came from as they prepared for the thing no one saw coming – a trip to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship their first year in the ACC. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards spoke with fans at the game.
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SMU Mustangs ACC Championship Bound
SMU fans reflect on a long journey from the death penalty to ACC success.
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Christmas kicks off in the Fort Worth Stockyards
Clad in his red and green boots, Cowboy Santa is the most important arrival this time of the year in Fort Worth as the 23rd annual Christmas in the Stockyards begins.
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Christmas in the Stockyards kicks off in Fort Worth
Clad in his red and green boots, Cowboy Santa is the most important arrival this time of the year in Fort Worth as the 23rd annual Christmas in the Stockyards begins.
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Overnight freeze could bring challenges to North Texans
Many families took advantage of the cooler weather today but with an overnight freeze in store for the region, it could pose problems for some. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has more.
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North Texas coin dealer reunites man with $100,000 of stolen treasure
A coin dealer from North Texas shared his heartwarming story of helping reunite a Wichita Falls man with $100,000 worth of stolen treasure. After the rare coins he sold three years ago resurfaced in his shop in Farmer’s Branch, he decided to sit down with NBC5’s Allie Spillards to share his story.
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North Texas coin dealer reunites collector with stolen coins
A woman came into Gold Standard Auctions in Farmer’s Branch with a collection that included coins priced at $20,000 and $30,000 dollars apiece.
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Greenville Police mourns loss of first line of duty death in over a century
Officer Cooper Dawson passed away hours after being shot while pursuing a suspect following a traffic stop last night. NBC 5’s Allie Spillards has the latest updates on the investigation and the community’s response to this tragic event.
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Greenville officer ambushed, fatally shot Monday night: Police
A Greenville police officer who was shot in the line of duty on Monday night has died, police say.
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Where to find deals better than Black Friday
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