Awards

2019 Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational/Instructional Program Winner: Outstanding Informational / Instructional Program Boston / New England Chapter honors CPTV’s When You See Something, Will You Say Something? as the Outstanding Informational / Instructional Program. DeFranco served as Program Host.

2016 Emmy Award for Outstanding Interstitial Winner: Outstanding Interstitial Boston / New England Chapter honors CPTV’s Made in Connecticut as Outstanding Interstitial. DeFranco was the Producer / Writer / Director / Host.

2015 Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational / Instructional Program Winner: Outstanding Informational / Instructional Program Boston / New England Chapter honors CPTV’s Made in Connecticut as Outstanding Informational / Instructional Program. DeFranco was the Producer / Writer / Director / Host.

2012 Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational / Instructional Program Winner: Outstanding Informational / Instructional Program Boston / New England Chapter honors CPTV’s Empowering Connecticut as the Outstanding Informational / Instructional Program. DeFranco served as the Producer / Director / Host of the 3-part series.

2008 Telly Award for Film / Video Winner: Bronze Bronze Telly Award for Danolas Productions’ Darkest Hours: The Crisis in Children’s Mental Health Care. DeFranco was the documentary’s Producer / Director / Writer / Host.

2008 Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism Honorable Mention TV Long Form for Darkest Hours: The Crisis in Children’s Mental Health Care. The Casey Medal is a National Award. Christina DeFranco and her Danolas Productions team came in second place to Diane Sawyer and the 20/20 team and judges noted this by stating “this is a…

2008 Communicator Award for Video Winner: Silver Darkest Hours: The Crisis in Children’s Mental Health Care wins a Silver Communicator Award for Documentary.

2007 Accolade Award for TV / Documentary Honorable Mention for TV / Documentary from the Accolade Competition Darkest Hours: The Crisis in Children’s Mental Health Care receives Honorable Mention for TV / Documentary from the Accolade Competition.

1997 Emmy Award for Outstanding General News Story Winner: Emmy Award for Outstanding General News Story from the Boston / New England Emmy Awards Emmy Award for Outstanding General News Story from the Boston / New England Emmy Awards for Matthew Kosbob Fight for Justice: A Father’s Hunger Strike. Christina DeFranco was the reporter on…

1995 Emmy Award for Outstanding News Feature Winner: Emmy Award for Outstanding News Feature from the Boston / New England Emmy Awards Christina DeFranco was honored with an Emmy Award for Outstanding News Feature Series from the Boston / New England Emmy Awards for In the Spotlight, a series she created, produced, and hosted for…