{"id":111,"name":"Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)","url":"","description":"Chris DeFrancesco has been writing for UConn Health since 2007. He is a proud graduate of UConn\u2019s journalism program. As an undergraduate in Storrs he was one of the play-by-play voices of UConn men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball on WHUS-FM, a writer for the Daily Campus, and a campus shuttle bus driver. He\u2019s 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\u2019s Theatre Company, Connecticut\u2019s longest-running youth theatre program. He lives in Newington with his wife, Caroline, daughter, Audrey, and their dogs, Spot and Alex.","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/author\/cnd07002\/","slug":"cnd07002","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9d068da06620efa4a120703c15129d4576e295901ede6ec4ac34901a41aa4eaa?s=24&d=mm&r=g","48":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9d068da06620efa4a120703c15129d4576e295901ede6ec4ac34901a41aa4eaa?s=48&d=mm&r=g","96":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9d068da06620efa4a120703c15129d4576e295901ede6ec4ac34901a41aa4eaa?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}