Conn. TV meteorologist suffers heart attack

Bob Maxon, a meteorologist with NBC Connecticut since 1995, suffered a minor heart attack on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. Maxon posted on his Facebook page on Monday, March 27, 2017, morning that his minor heart attack happened “probably on the air or between the Today Show cut in's, crazy!” less Bob Maxon, a meteorologist with NBC Connecticut since 1995, suffered a minor heart attack on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. Maxon posted on his Facebook page on Monday, March 27, 2017, morning that his minor heart ... more Photo: NBC Connecticut Photo Photo: NBC Connecticut Photo Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Conn. TV meteorologist suffers heart attack 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

Bob Maxon, a meteorologist with NBC Connecticut since 1995, suffered a minor heart attack last Tuesday morning.

Maxon posted on his Facebook page Monday morning that his minor heart attack happened “probably on the air or between the Today Show cut in's, crazy!”

The station said “Bob said that at the time he didn’t realize what it was, only that he felt ill. It wasn’t until he went to urgent care to get treatment for what he thought were flu symptoms that he realized what happened.”

Maxon in a Facebook post, “I'm on road to recovery and will be back soon. The important thing is educate yourself on all the possible signals of a heart attack. Know if you have a FAMILY HISTORY! I knew it, and still didn't believe it when it happened.”

The TV station announced during its 6:30 a.m. broadcast that Maxon will be taking some time off. He is the weekday morning meteorologist on NBC Connecticut News Today from 4:30 to 7 a.m., and at 11 a.m.

“I'll be back when the weather turns Spring like, or when the doctor says I can come back!!,” Maxon posted.

Within 38 minutes of posting the announcement on his Facebook page, there were more than 180 comments from followers wishing Maxon a speedy recovery.

According NBC Connecticut’s web site, Maxon grew up in Oswego, N.Y., and graduated from Cornell University with a bachelor of science degree in meteorology.

He has forecast the weather for several areas in the Northeast. In 1987 he worked for Cable News Center 7 in Ithaca, New York, before making the transition to Binghamton, New York, to work at WMGC in 1988. Between 1989 and 1995, Bob gained most of his experience working for WMUR in Manchester, N.H

He lives in Simsbury with his wife, Jacqui, their two daughters, Katie and Marleigh and their dog, Brady..