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

Health Center Leading New Mentoring Program

The program aims to provide adult role models for children whose parents are in prison.

Laurencin Honored by President Obama

The dean of the Medical School has earned a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring.

Health Center’s New CT Scanner Offers Quicker, More Accurate Images

A gift from longtime UConn supporters Carole and Ray Neag has enabled the Health Center to invest in a new scanner.

UConn Medical Student is ‘Next Top Doc’

Medical student Dan Henderson signed up for a radio quiz show and earned the title Next Top Doc.

Health Center Urologist Receives Grant to Study Bladder Cancer

A urologist at the Health Center has landed a five-year, $729,000 grant from the American Cancer Society to study the role of inflammatory molecules on the development and progression of bladder cancer.