Popular CT News Anchor On Leave While Dealing With Unknown Illness

CONNECTICUT — NBC Connecticut morning news anchor Ted Koppy is normally an adventurous sort, but earlier this year "a routine bike ride" not only landed him in the emergency room, it has revealed something more serious.

Koppy wrote on his Facebook page this week that he has been out undergoing extensive tests that show a "serious underlying condition" that physicians are still diagnosing. When he will return to the WVIT-TV studio is not known.

"My family and I are extremely appreciative to the medical experts who are narrowing in on a precise diagnosis and treatment options," Koppy wrote. "Many thanks to the viewers and social media friends who've reached out since then with kindness and concern regarding my absence. I am also grateful to NBC Connecticut for patiently allowing me to focus on my health."

Koppy, who has won multiple Emmy Awards, previously worked for News 12 Connecticut and WTNH-TV before joining NBC Connecticut.

In addition to mountain biking, Koppy also enjoys downhill skiing, playing ice hockey and competitive sprinting, so his illness has temporarily kept him from doing a lot of the things he loves.

He co-anchors the morning news with Heidi Voight, who has been dealing with her own personal drama, namely the homicide investigation into her mother's death in Vermont.

Claudia Voight, Heidi's 73-year-old mother, died in her Windham, VT, home on Feb. 20, according to police.

Initially, authorities believed her death was not suspicious, but an autopsy revealed that the elder Voight had been strangled, which led to the opening of the homicide investigation, which is still ongoing.