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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TCU Lady Frogs win first March Madness game in 15 seasons
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DFW postal workers rally against proposed USPS changes
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Trump to sign executive order shutting down Department of Education
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Five years after COVID, Downtown Dallas has adapted to new work realities
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Bridging the gap: Dallas nonprofit works to save new mothers' lives
A North Texas nonprofit is on a special mission to help new mothers in Dallas and their efforts are something good to celebrate!
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Delighted to Doula: North Texas nonprofit helps new mothers in Dallas
The North Texas nonprofit has provided support to new mothers in their homes for years, and that’s #SomethingGood.
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How hybrid work has changed life since the COVID-19 pandemic
This month marks five years since the COVID-19 pandemic. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen tells us how remote and hybrid work has transformed our lives.
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COVID Five Years Later: Impact of pandemic on healthcare workers
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How healthcare workers are still feeling the pandemic impact, 5 years later
North Texas healthcare workers talk about the impact the COVID-19 pandemic five years after the WHO declared the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Five years after COVID-19 pandemic: Are we ready for the next health crisis?
As Texas faces its worst measles outbreak in decades, health officials say the anniversary serves as a moment to assess preparedness for future pandemics.
