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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Wheelchair-bound North Texas veteran concerned after VA cuts limit home healthcare hours
Some Texas veterans trying to stay in their own homes as they age say that may no longer be possible after home healthcare benefits were slashed. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards takes a look at the problems veterans face.
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Vigil held for 9-year-old boy killed crossing busy street after school
One day after 9-year-old Jose Garcia Ledesma was killed in a crash, the community gathered for a candlelight vigil. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards reports on the support for the family.
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Oak Cliff neighborhood holds vigil for 9-year-old boy killed crossing busy street
One day after 9-year-old Jose Garcia Ledesma was killed in a crash, the community gathered for a candlelight vigil.
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North Texas veterans say VA cuts threaten home healthcare
Some North Texas veterans trying to stay in their own homes as they age say they fear that may no longer be possible after some benefits were slashed.
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Valley View community continues to rebuild one year after tornado
Sunday marks one year since an EF-3 tornado hit Valley View. The storm killed 7 people and damaged 200 homes and businesses. Hundreds more were damaged and many other lives were turned upside down. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has the story.
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Witnesses recall crash that killed one child, injured 3
One child is dead and two others hospitalized after Dallas Police say a driver hit a family crossing the street while leaving school. The accident happened just outside of Felix Botello Elementary School – along Marsalis Avenue near Jefferson. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has more from those who witnessed the crash.
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Rebuilding still underway one year after EF-3 tornado wreaks havoc across Valley View
On May 25, 2024 an EF-3 tornado tore through the Cooke County town of Valley View. Nearly a year later rebuilding continues.
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1 child dead, 3 injured after being hit by pickup truck, Dallas police say
Four people were hit, including three children, by a pickup truck in Dallas Thursday afternoon, according to Dallas Police. Police say Dallas Fire-Rescue took all four to the hospital, but one of the children died from their injuries. Dallas police say an adult and three children were hit by the vehicle, but could not confirm whether the children were all…
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Dallas police investigate string of overnight robberies
A popular Dallas ice cream shop says its money safe and every dollar from its north Dallas location was taken early Wednesday morning in a brazen burglary. It was one of more than half a dozen break-ins that Dallas police say happened overnight. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards has the details.
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Preston Center shops burglarized, suspect caught on camera
Police are investigating a string of break-ins at Dallas’ Preston Center.
