Christina DeFranco has won numerous awards during her 20-year career in Broadcast Journalism, including two Emmys, Associated Press honors, and citations from Connecticut’s Society for Professional Journalists for her work as a general assignment reporter. She has been honored with a New York Festival Award for her first documentary on the Hartford Public School system. In her position at Danolas Productions, she has received Emmy nominations for Darkest Hours: The Crisis in Children’s Mental Healthcare and Aston’s Army: A Swim Team’s Legacy. These are the other honors for DeFranco’s work:

2007 Accolade Competition for TV/Documentary
Winner: Honorable Mention for Documentary

Winner: Award of Excellence for Post Production

Winner: Honorable Mention for Editing

2008 Communicator Awards Video
Winner: Silver

2008 Telly Awards for Film/Video
Winner: Bronze

2008 Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism
Honorable Mention