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

Cleared to Compete, Via Video

Using teleneurology, UConn NeuroSport can provide frequent follow-up care to ensure a safe and prompt return to competition.

Teen girl helping opponent up on the soccer field

It’s About More Than the Score

This National Youth Sports Week, UConn Health physicians offer insight on how we can set our kids up to win.

July 2019

UConn Health July 2019 Programs, Events

Here is a list of UConn Health programs scheduled for July and early August 2019. This information will be updated with any additions or other schedule changes.

UConn Health Working to Enhance LGBTQ+ Patient Experience

As the world observes Pride Month, UConn Health moves toward a more accommodating care environment for LGBTQ+ patients.

Mother spraying insect repellent on daughter in woods

12 Tips for Tick Season

Do ticks induce more panic than they do serious sickness? Here are 12 things to understand about ticks and the tick-borne illnesses seen in Connecticut.

Four researchers listening to/watching Victor Hesselbrock at a chalk board.

UConn’s Alcohol Research Center Continues Unprecedented Run

With its latest five-year, $7.5 million award from the National Institutes of Health, UConn Health's Alcohol Research Center remains the longest funded in the nation.

Boy, right, playing basketball with his father and grandfather. (Getty Images)

Can Men Take a More Active Role in Their Health?

A UConn Health family medicine physician says there’s “certainly some room for growth.” But the biggest health risk he sees is not exclusively a male problem.

Group photo of more than 20 volunteers at the Ivanna Eudora Kean High School in St. Thomas

UConn Health Staff Assist in Schools Still Recovering From Hurricanes

Three UConn Health employees recently volunteered in the Virgin Islands, helping provide hearing and vision screenings for more than 10,000 public school children in areas still recovering from the 2017 hurricanes.

Justin Hoffman, Keanna Chang, Yoga Kammili, and Liz Rodier with two bikes in front of UConn John Dempsey Hospital

UConn Med Students Preparing to Pedal Cross-Country

Four first-years seek to raise $20k for Hole in the Wall Gang Camp this summer.

June 2019

UConn Health June 2019 Programs, Events

Here is a list of UConn Health programs scheduled for June and early July 2019. This information will be updated with any additions or other schedule changes.