Heidi Voight Biography
Heidi Voight is an American Emmy-Award Winning anchor working for WVIT as a reporter on weekday mornings from 4:30 to 7 a.m. and a co-anchor for NBC Connecticut Today alongside co-anchor Ted Koppy and meteorologist Bob Maxon. She joined the WVIT news team in July 2014, after previously working for NBC NEWS.
Voight graduated from Southern Connecticut State University with Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. While there, she was the 2004 National Critics Institute Scholarship Regional and National winner. Additionally, she was a member of the 200 EugeneO’Neil/ATC fellowship and a member of The Cresent Players. She began her professional journalism career in March 2011 at WWLP 22News(NBC) as a multi-media journalist.
She was with the team for a year and seven months before later on moving to NBC News beginning as a freelance reporter in 2014. Climbing ranks over the nine years to be a reporter and fill-in anchor and currently, she is the station’s morning news anchor. Moreover, she has been awarded and received an Emmy award because of her historic coverage in the south end of Springfield, Massachusetts minutes after the deadly EF3 tornado on June 1st, 2011. Furthermore, she has also been recognized with six awards from the CT Society of Professional Journalists for her reporting on a range of issues including a series profiling fallen law enforcement officers and an investigation into state and federal funding of Connecticut’s highway service patrol fleet.
In addition, she also uses her platform to advance numerous charitable causes and uncover compelling human interest stories. This has led to her being inducted into the Gertrude O. Lewis Humanitarian Society, the highest honor bestowed by the Connecticut Humane Society, and was named one of Connecticut Magazine’s “40 Under 40” in 2016. She is also a former Miss America pageant contestant.
Heidi Voight Salary
Voight earns an annual salary of about $47,000-$120,000.
Heidi Voight Net Worth
Voight has an estimated net worth of about $1 Million – $7 Million which she has earned through her career as an anchor.
Heidi Voight Age
Voight was born on June 24, 1982, in Milford, Connecticut, in the United States. She is 42 years old as of 2024 and she celebrates her birthday on the 24th of June every year.
Heidi Voight Height and Weight
Voight stands at a height of 5 feet 5 inches tall, and she weighs 125 lbs (75kgs).
Heidi Voight Family
Voight is a daughter to Claudia Voight and she has two sisters Tory and Gretchen however, information on her father has not been disclosed.
Heidi Voight Husband and Children
Voight is married to David, and together, the couple welcomed their identical twin girls Apolonia “Polly” Rose and Violet Concetta on Mother’s Day 2018.
What happened to Heidi Voight?
Voight lost her mother Claudia Voight. Claudia died in her Windham, Vermont home on Feb. 20. Although her death was initially believed to be “the result of an apparent medical event and did not appear suspicious,” according to the police officers. Final autopsy findings in April confirmed that Ms. Voight’s cause of death was neck compression, and the manner of death was homicide.” Her silence was necessary to protect the early stages of the intense criminal investigation.”
She is taking this time to be present for the many processes ongoing related to her mom’s case and to make sure she’s getting the help that she needs to be mentally and physically okay for the long haul. The investigation “remains active and ongoing.”
Heidi Voight Social Media Platform
Voight is very active on her Twitter and Instagram pages. She has 12.2k followers on Twitter and 13k followers on Instagram.