
Chris DeFrancesco '94 (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. His work also has earned recognition from the Connecticut pro chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Chris 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
Bringing COVID-19 Testing to the Community
UConn Health Multiple Sclerosis Center leads an effort to test vulnerable patients for COVID-19.
June 25, 2020 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Pedaling Past a Pandemic With Four UConn Health Students
The annual summer "Coast to Coast" fundraising cycling tour by UConn Health students has become a "House to House" tour, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 25, 2020 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Still Taking Steps to Support Lung Health
The UConn Health-sponsored American Lung Association Fight for Air Climb is a virtual event this year, and there’s still time to be part of it.
June 17, 2020 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Help From All Over the World
Donations of personal protective equipment and other supplies have been coming to UConn Health from near and far.
June 15, 2020 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
‘White Coats for Black Lives’ Movement
UConn medical and dental students, alumni, residents and faculty are among the estimated 1,000 demonstrators who recently marched in Hartford.
June 11, 2020 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
A Welcome Environment for Transgender Patients
With services including a dedicated gender-affirming hormone therapy program, UConn Health aims to break down historic barriers to LGBTQ+ health care access.
June 11, 2020 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Graduating to New Goals This Season
Dr. Rebecca Andrews, UConn Health primary care physician, is among those running the UConn Health Half Marathon. She shares how running fits into her life as a health care provider and parent.
June 3, 2020 | Hartford Marathon Foundation
Coming out of COVID: Mental Health
UConn Health psychiatry experts discuss some of the challenges associated with our gradual return to some kind of normal, and how they vary by stage of life.
June 3, 2020 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
UConn Med Students: ‘Why I Run’
While it may be one of the busiest periods of their lives, an important part of the lives of these medical students is running. Leading up to the UConn Health Half Marathon, 10K and 5K June 4-7, four of them share their stories.
May 31, 2020 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Running in the Age of Contagion
Whether training for the UConn Health Half Marathon, 10K and 5K or simply resuming an exercise routine, injury prevention now includes infection prevention.
May 21, 2020 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)