[Trending News] Beloved CT Morning News Anchor Signs Off

CONNECTICUT — The past couple of years have been tough for NBC Connecticut morning news anchor Heidi Voight.

From health scares to dealing with grief over the murder of her mother, Voight has shown resilience and grit in handling all that life has thrown at her.

But on Monday, in an emotional post on Facebook, she announced that she will not be returning to her morning anchor role to spend more time with her family and take time for herself.

“And that’s why it’s so bittersweet for me to let you know – I won’t be returning to the morning show,” Voight wrote. “It is a major life change that I have been quietly wrestling with for a while now. It’s been a difficult decision. I love what I do, and it was always my dream to do it in my beloved home state. Connecticut is my home. You are my people. And that’s not changing.”

Voight, who was born and raised in Milford, gave birth to twins in 2018, Apolonia “Polly” Rose and Violet Concetta.

“But so often over the years, particularly the last two, I’ve had countless viewers and colleagues say to me, ‘I don’t know how you’re doing it all,'” Voight wrote. “Well, I’m here to tell you that ‘doing’ or ‘having it all’ is indeed a myth. Sure, you can appear to be doing it all from the outside… while dying on the inside. You can have multiple roles in your life that each deserve the best of you, and feel like you’re failing at all of them. I am many things to many others: a journalist, a morning anchor, a wife, a mother, sister, friend, daughter turned legal guardian turned griever turned fighter… but the truth is, I can no longer ‘do it all’ on five hours of sleep a night anymore without jeopardizing my own self.”

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Her lengthy post has been met with hundreds of well-wishes from friends and fans.

“It’s extremely important that you give yourself the same care, compassion and grace that you give others,” Kay Jay wrote. “I know that a lot of people don’t get it, so thank you for trusting us and sharing this update. It’s heavy, and hopefully, some of that load is now lifted. Be well.”

Dawn Lawrence Pilkington shared similar sentiments.

“So glad you are taking care of yourself,” Pilkington wrote. “Everything you said is absolutely true that you can’t be there for others without taking care of yourself. Wishing you all the best. Prayers for you and your family.”

Voight was quick to add that just because she’s signing off as a morning anchor, that does not mean she’ll entirely vanish from the public eye.

Besides being an award-winning journalist, Voight is also inducted into the Gertrude O. Lewis Humanitarian Society in 2016, and was Miss Connecticut in 2006 at the Miss America Pageant.

“This is not goodbye,” she wrote. “You’ll still see me out and about. I’ve always said news is in my DNA, so chances are I won’t be able to stay away from media in one form or another for too long. I have lots of ideas to honor my mom’s legacy somehow by giving voice to other victims and survivors of homicide, having honest conversations about grief and life after loss, and exploring new ways of impacting change through my passion for storytelling. I’m excited to explore all of that when the time is right.”