A popular, award-winning Dallas broadcaster will make her debut in an exciting new role: Cleo Greene, who built a local following as weekend morning anchor and reporter for WFAA's Daybreak show, has joined NBC DFW, where she will serve as co-host of Texas Today, a lifestyle show that covers food, fitness, fashion, parenting, beauty, and entertainment. It airs on weekdays from 11:30 am-12 pm.

Greene's first appearance on the show will be on March 10.

It's a gratifying rebound for Greene, who left her role at WFAA on February 1 after seven years, following a restructuring by TEGNA, the company that owns WFAA. The restructuring included actions such as laying off entire marketing teams at many of their 64 stations across the U.S., as well as eliminating some dedicated positions such as anchor. At Daybreak, she's been replaced by rotating hosts that include WFAA reporters Chris Sadeghi and Kara Sewell.

Greene will co-host Texas Today with Adriana Lopez, replacing former host Kristin Dickerson, who left in December 2024.

A graduate of Rowan University, Greene joined WFAA in January 2018, after three years as a reporter at KSTP-TV 5 in Minneapolis. Prior to that, she worked at stations in Maryland, Georgia, and the Virgin Islands, where she began her career in 2009 as a reporter and anchor for PBS.

Even in the upbeat world of television, Greene stands out as a bright light with a sunny, infectious enthusiasm — one that earned her many devout followers, including CultureMap, which has been contributing a Saturday-morning monthly segment on happenings around DFW to Daybreak since 2021.

Greene described it as a new beginning — a "much-needed detour from hard news and a chance to share new people, places and things that bring us together and bring us joy."

The timing was fortuitous since NBC was just wrapping up its search for a replacement for Dickerson, who left in search of travel and adventure with her husband. The job had drawn more than 1,000 applicants and the station had already narrowed it down to a few finalists.

"They said, 'bring your sizzle'," Greene says.

"It feels like a blessing in disguise - I truly get to be Cleo," she says. "The whole premise of Texas Today is discovering the new places and things people want to know about. After covering news, it's a welcome feeling to do something different."

Since moving here, Greene has also started a family — she had her first child in 2023.

"I love living in North Texas, it's where my home is," she says.

She's also grateful for one other thing: getting out of bed at a normal hour. "I'm happy about turning off my 2:15 am alarm," she says.