Dani Travis, who was most recently a weekend morning anchor and reporter at CBS 12 in West Palm Beach, announced Thursday, Oct. 22, that she has started a new position as a communications specialist for the City of Fort Worth. The move brings the Dallas native closer to family after a decade in Florida.
“In college, I set a goal for myself: to become a news anchor,” Travis wrote on social media. “I worked hard, chased that dream, and achieved it just a few years into my career on television.”
Now, Travis said she is looking forward to using her journalism experience in a different role. She plans to work alongside Fort Worth’s mayor, City Council, police and fire officials, and other city departments to keep residents informed.
“Coming home to North Texas and being closer to family makes this next chapter even more special,” she wrote, sharing photos from her first week on the job, including one with her father.
Travis first announced her departure from CBS 12 during her final newscast on Sept. 19. Three days later, she shared a longer farewell on social media, reflecting on her four years at the station, including nearly two as weekend morning anchor. She also described the demanding schedule of morning news, which included 7 p.m. bedtimes and 1:30 a.m. alarms.
She also recalled college professors telling her she wouldn’t succeed in television news, something she said she was proud to have proved wrong.
Travis joined CBS 12 in October 2022 as a weekday morning reporter before being promoted to weekend morning anchor in December 2024.
During her time at the station, she covered major breaking news, high-profile trials and political stories. She also reported on coral reef research and Florida’s Lionfish Challenge, combining her journalism experience with her background as a master scuba diver.
Two years ago, Travis launched Teacher Feature, a weekly segment recognizing educators across South Florida, which she described as one of her proudest accomplishments.
Before CBS 12, Travis worked as an evening reporter and fill-in anchor at WJHG NewsChannel 7 in Panama City Beach, Fla. She earned five Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists awards there and a sixth at CBS 12.
Travis graduated from the University of Miami in 2020 with a degree in broadcast journalism. While attending college, she worked as a news writer at Miami’s WSVN 7News.