Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Chris DeFrancesco has been writing for UConn Health since 2007. He is a proud graduate of UConn’s journalism program. As an undergraduate in Storrs he was one of the play-by-play voices of UConn men’s and women’s basketball on WHUS-FM, a writer for the Daily Campus, and a campus shuttle bus driver. He’s been a freelance writer, editor of two weekly newspapers (Bloomfield Journal and Windsor Locks Journal), and most notably a reporter and anchor on WTIC NewsTalk 1080. He is a four-time winner of the Connecticut Associated Press Broadcasters Association Walt Dibble Award for Personal Excellence in Radio. Chris also is an elected officer in his union (UHP Local 3837) and serves on the board of the Newington Children’s Theatre Company, Connecticut’s longest-running youth theatre program. He lives in Newington with his wife, Caroline, daughter, Audrey, and their dogs, Spot and Alex.
Author Archive
Podcast: Education as a Diabetes Management Tool
Hear from UConn Health diabetes care experts about the importance of recognizing early signs of diabetes and, once diagnosed, managing it with the benefit of education
May 16, 2023 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Capital Area Health Consortium Honors UConn Health Nurse, Fellow, Resident
Community Service Awards for Drs. Jasmin Hundal and Joselyn Miller; scholarship for Elizabeth Haskell
May 11, 2023 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
UConn Health Celebrates Its ’23 Nightingale Nurses
Meet the six UConn Health nurses selected among a record 35 nominees for the 2023 Nightingale Awards for Excellence in Nursing
May 4, 2023 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
UConn Health Screens Firefighters for Skin Cancer
Dermatologists, residents, students offer free screenings for UConn and community firefighters, whose occupational exposures increase their risk of melanoma and other cancers
May 4, 2023 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
UConn John Dempsey Hospital Recognized for Elite Patient Experience
Healthgrades’ Outstanding Patient Experience Award puts John Dempsey Hospital among the top 10% nationwide
April 27, 2023 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Running in the UConn Health Half Marathon? Don’t Wait to Train
Take some tips from the UConn Institute for Sports Medicine
April 27, 2023 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
UConn Health Celebrates Its Lab Staff
This Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, the acknowledgements pour in for Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine personnel
April 20, 2023 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
UConn Health’s Student-Driven Sustainability Efforts
It’s been a busy year between Earth Days for UConn medical and dental students
April 20, 2023 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
UConn Health Volunteer Tells of His Rewarding Experience
Larry Winnick is among those who returned after the volunteer program’s pandemic hiatus
April 13, 2023 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
UConn Health Helps Facilitate Training in the Trades
UConn Health now a host site for Connecticut Technical Education and Career System's Work-Based Learning program
April 13, 2023 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)