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.
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New at 11: Van Zandt Co. Sheriff's Dept. ID's dead suspect in fatal deputy shooting
The Sheriff’s office revealed the suspect ambushed the deputy, who was helping Canton police officers serve a warrant. Law enforcement said the suspect fired hundreds of rounds at them Tuesday night. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen is live in Canton with the latest.
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Suspect fired more than 800 rounds in Canton shooting that killed deputy: sheriff
New details on the shooting and the identity of the suspect were revealed during a press conference on Friday. Deputy Adam Sherifi’s family and colleagues also gathered to honor his memory.
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FBI arrests McKinney teen accused of plotting to assassinate North Texas U.S. Rep. Keith Self
Rep. Self confirms to NBC 5 that the 17-year-old was arrested in early October, as his campaign for re-election ramps up.
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NEW AT 11: McKinney teen arested, accused of plotting to kill U.S. Rep. Keith Self
Rep. Self’s campaign said the 17-year-old was arrested by the FBI after an alleged “ISIS-inspired” plot targeting an event he was expected to attend. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the latest from the newsroom.
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Van Zandt deputy's body arrives in Dallas
A Van Zandt County sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot, and a Canton police officer was injured Tuesday night while attempting to serve felony warrants at a home south of Canton. The suspect was also found dead.
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Community comes together for family of children, mother killed in Canton house fire
Four children and their mother were killed in early Wednesday’s house fire in Canton. Extended family members are now coming together for the 7-year old who survived the blaze.
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Van Zandt County mourns Deputy Sherifi as community rallies around his family, injured officer
Deputy Adam Sherifi was killed Tuesday night while helping Canton police serve felony warrants at a home south of Canton. A Canton police officer was also wounded, while the suspect was found dead inside the home.
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Plano firefighters respond to large fire at apartment complex overnight
It happened at a complex on Legacy Drive around midnight early Wednesday.
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Texas U.S. Senate candidates work to win over voters
Early voting is underway in Texas and NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen tells us about one of the most-watched races of the midterm election.
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Early voting begins Monday morning
Texas early voting starts Oct. 19, and NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen tells you what you need before you go.
