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CRIS Now in Bristol/Southington ALFs

There was a day (years, in fact) that we could not get CRIS Radio at CRIS Radio.  With the development of technologies, particularly the internet, CRIS is now able to reach tens of thousands of people that we could not before. Thanks to a grant from the Bristol General Grant Fund at Main Street Community Foundation, … Continue Reading ››

CRIS Streaming

Young boy laying in a hospital bed with a CRISKids logo showing on the TV.

CRIS Radio streams its programs directly to hospitals, assisted living facilities and senior centers, either through their in-house systems or through Internet radios.  Four programs available for streaming are: CRIS Radio (general interest); CRISKids (pre-kindergarten to grade 5); CRISKids (secondary school age-level); and CRIS en Español.

For more information about CRIS Streaming, please call for more information at 850-527-8000.

Lou Morando

Lou Morando, Outreach Coordinator

Lou Morando
Outreach Coordinator
[email protected]

Lou retired in 2009 after spending more than 45 years in industry. A graduate of the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, he has held positions from manager of engineering to national sales manager to managing director of a U.S. corporation for a European manufacturer. He started volunteering for CRIS Radio in 2010 and is now the organization's outreach coordinator. In that role he is responsible for contacting, coordinating, and installing CRIS Internet radios in assisted living and long-term care facilities throughout the state of Connecticut. He also continues to broadcast CRIS Radio's morning "Front Pages" program on Mondays and Fridays at 8 a.m.