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.
The Latest
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North Texas family tells story of evacuation from wildfires
Wildfires in California have killed several people and destroyed thousands of homes. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards spoke with a family that evacuated their Altadena home before fires swept through the street.
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North Texas couple among tens of thousands displaced by California wildfires
Apocalyptic is the way that Lauren and Christopher Fordinal now describe the street that they call home.
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Fans navigate icy roads to attend Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium
Despite icy conditions and travel challenges, fans turned out in force at AT&T Stadium for the Cotton Bowl Classic. Crews worked to clear roads as temperatures dropped, and fans shared their determination to see Ohio State face Texas in the semifinals.
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Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic kicks off as scheduled following winter storm
As the sun melted overnight snow, thousands of fans flocked to AT&T Stadium for the Texas vs. Ohio State Cotton Bowl Classic.
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Fans brave winter weather to attend Cotton Bowl game
The roads are in good shape leading up to AT&T Stadium where UT and Ohio State are about to kick off in the Cotton Bowl. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards reports from outside the stadium.
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Fans change travel plans to make Cotton Bowl game
Fans are ready to cheer on their team for Friday’s Cotton Bowl game with many altering their travel plans to make sure they can make it to the big event safely in dangerous road conditions.
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Football fans battle Mother Nature to attend Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
Less than 24 hours from the kickoff of the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, fans are making their way to DFW or at least trying.
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Winter storm disrupts travel plans for Cotton Bowl fans
With kickoff still set for Friday night, Longhorns and Buckeyes fans face challenges as canceled flights and hazardous roads complicate travel plans. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has the story.
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Arlington prepares for Cotton Bowl as winter weather looms
With the Cotton Bowl set for Friday, Arlington officials are monitoring forecasts and gearing up for potential winter storm impacts. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has more.
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Cotton Bowl to kick off as scheduled, prep underway around AT&T Stadium ahead of winter storm
The city of Arlington brine trucks prepped bridges in the entertainment district.
