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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Educators gather in Dallas for Texas AFT Convention
The conference in Dallas kicked off with a rally this morning ahead of the Texas AFT Conference. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.
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Texas AFT convention kicks off in Dallas as teachers grapple with new laws
Hundreds of educators from across the state are gathering in Dallas this weekend for the Texas AFT Convention — one of the largest organized teacher unions in Texas.
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Dallas Arts District to light up downtown with annual PRIDE Block Party
Art, culture, and community are coming together to celebrate pride in a big way on Friday night in the Dallas Arts District.
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Teachers gather in Dallas for Texas AFT Convention
Hundreds of teachers are in Dallas for a union conference today. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen tells us the latest from union leaders.
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Historic YMCA camp at Possum Kingdom Lake getting a makeover
A beloved North Texas camp is getting a major upgrade. YMCA Camp Grady Spruce, a flagship program of the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas, has completed the first phase of a $10.2 million revitalization campaign, marking a new chapter for the 75-year-old camp nestled along Possum Kingdom Lake. The improvements were unveiled this week during a special celebration with YMCA leaders,…
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Dallas City Council focused on city budget
Dallas is facing a multi-million dollar budget shortfall, and four new councilmembers are getting a look at what that means. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen has the details.
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76 arrested, hundreds of guns and drugs seized in major Fort Worth crackdown
The undercover effort involving several law enforcement agencies ran from early April through the end of May and was dubbed “Operation Showdown.”
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Fort Worth announces results of two-month-long operation to reduce violent crimes
Law enforcement officials announced the results of a major, two-month operation aimed at reducing violent crime in Fort Worth. They say nearly 80 people are in custody and hundreds of drugs and guns have been taken off city streets.
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Fort Worth nonprofit hosting free classes for first-time homebuyers
June marks National Homeownership Month, and for many first-time buyers, the dream of owning a home can feel just out of reach, especially in today’s competitive market.
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Texas Restaurant Association celebrates wins for businesses this legislative session
Restaurant owners across Texas are getting long-awaited relief, thanks to a slate of new laws passed during the state’s 89th Texas Legislative Session. Governor Greg Abbott is currently in the process of signing several of those bills into law, measures that industry leaders say will have a lasting impact on small business owners in Texas. “This session was an...
