NEWS STORY: Chris Carrino, voice of the Nets, speaks out on disease that afflicts him

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This article originally appeared in: April 26, 2014 8:26 PM By NEIL BEST neil.best@newsday.com Chris Carrino has spent more than a decade as the radio voice of the Nets, the key word being “voice.” So there was no pressing need for listeners to know what he looked like, let alone what physical challenges he faces. And that was …

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PRESS RELEASE: The Chris Carrino Foundation for FSHD Extends Funding of Genetic Research Project

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September 19, 2011 Massapequa Park, New York The Chris Carrino Foundation for FSHD announced the extension of a scientific research project directed towards understanding the genetic basis of variable severity in FSHD (Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy). The study, entitled, “Uncovering the Genetic Basis of Variable Severity in FSHD” is headed by Dr. Eli Hatchwell, formerly Director …

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STORY: NBA Announcer Chris Carrino: My Battle Against FSHD Muscular Dystrophy

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Yahoo! Sports | The Post Game. Friday, May 27, 2011 4:11 pm Written by: Chris Carrino One of my earliest broadcasting memories is calling the World Series in 1980. It wasn’t for any network, just my tape recorder, while watching it on the TV in my parents’ bedroom. I was 10 years old. No one …

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ESPN.com: Chris Carrino talks about life with MD

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Updated: April 13, 2011 Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Nets radio voice Chris Carrino has been living with a secret for almost two decades. The 40-year-old, who has spent the past decade describing the franchise’s run at NBA titles early in the decade to the misery of recent losing seasons, has done it …

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Star-Ledger Article: D’Alessandro: Battling muscular dystrophy, Nets radio voice Chris Carrino makes the biggest call of his life

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By Dave D’Alessandro/Star-Ledger Columnist Published: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 The first time he was aware that something was wrong was when he was in his late teens, and being someone who doesn’t complain about anything — that should be on his business card, by the way — Chris Carrino decided to keep it to himself.

Press Release: "Voice of the NETS" Chris Carrino Reveals Struggle with FSHD

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April 8, 2011 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Chris Carrino, the radio voice of Nets Basketball for the last decade, has revealed publicly for the first time that he suffers from Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy (FSHD), a form of muscular dystrophy. In an effort to raise money for this underfunded disease, Carrino, 40, has launched The Chris Carrino Foundation …

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