Beloved CT Television News Anchor Sets Return Date After Hip Surgery

CONNECTICUT — Fox61 morning news anchor Tim Lammers, who has been off-the-air for weeks as he recovers from a hip replacement, says he is planning to be back behind the anchor desk on Monday.

Lammers, a veteran of the station for more than 20 years, had his right hip totally replaced in March.

"I know I told some of you that I was planning on coming back to the anchor desk right around now, but my hip needed a few more days so, for now, I’m planning on being back at the anchor desk next Monday, May 6," Lammers wrote on Facebook, accompanied by a smiling photo. "I’ll be rested and ready and thankful to all of you who spend a part of your busy mornings with me!"

Over the past several weeks, Lammers has received hundreds of comments of support and well-wishes from fans, many of whom recounted their own experiences with hip replacements.

Lammers surgery was the result of avascular necrosis, called AVN, a rare degenerative bone disease from which he has dealt with for years. He chronicled his dealings with the ailment in an Emmy-nominated report a few years back.

At the time, he had received a cutting-edge stem cell transplant, which used his own bone marrow.

A South Windsor native, Lammers joined the station in 2002 as a sports producer, but has logged time as a videographer, health reporter, and anchor, among other roles.