A native of Kansas City, Mo., Krystal Allan found her calling when she was 6 years old.
“Two news anchors stopped by my school and I got $5 for answering a question," Allan said. “Their visit left a lasting impression on me.”
Allan earned her journalism degree from the University of Missouri and had a successful stint as a weekend anchor and reporter in Biloxi, Miss., before relocating to Southern Nevada in 2011. Currently, she’s a news anchor for both “Wake Up With the CW” and “News 3 Live at Noon.” Among her recent accomplishments, the Emmy-nominated anchor, along with her colleagues, received the Edward R. Murrow award for coverage of October 1.
“The resilience, selflessness and support our community showed during that unimaginable tragedy left a lasting impact and I was proud to be a part of that,” Allan said.
She has also emceed the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade for the past three years and has been instrumental in fostering the media partnership between News 3 and the King Week Las Vegas Committee for the largest parade west of the Mississippi.
Passionate about helping kids and those in need, Allan volunteers with Communities In Schools of Southern Nevada, Three Square, the Salvation Army and Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, and has adopted a class of first graders at Wendell P. Williams elementary.