Ebong Udoma
Senior ReporterAs WSHU Public Radio’s award-winning senior political reporter, Ebong Udoma draws on his extensive tenure to delve deep into state politics. In addition to providing long-form reports and features for WSHU, he regularly contributes spot news to NPR, and has worked at the NPR National News Desk as part of NPR’s diversity initiative.
Ebong has covered presidential visits and high profile political races such as former wrestling executive Linda McMahon's two unsuccessful bids for the U.S. Senate. He has also reported on several state and municipal corruption trials in Connecticut, including one that led to the resignation of former Governor John Rowland. Ebong keenly follows developments with Native American tribes in Connecticut and produced an award-winning feature on the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation.
Ebong recently returned from his native Nigeria, where he spent a year helping to establish the international media network Gotel Africa. During his time there, he trained and managed local reporters and covered major stories, such as the presidential election in Nigeria and the government’s offensive against Boko Haram.
Prior to joining WSHU in 1994, Ebong was an award-winning reporter with the Connecticut Post. He also covered political transitions in Nigeria in 1993 and 1999 for Pacifica Network News.
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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said his push for more multi-family affordable housing in the state is working, even though he vetoed a controversial housing bill this year. -
WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Laura Tillman to discuss her article, “This CT recovery coach could lose his job to federal cuts. What will happen to his clients?” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short. -
U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy (D-CT) blame the Trump administration’s tariffs for the high cost of school supplies as parents prepare to send their children back to school this year. -
Members of a Connecticut legislative panel tackling the state’s affordable housing crisis are considering whether to continue to require that cities and towns have 10% of their housing stock be affordable. -
Anti-vaccine advocates have called on the Trump administration to cut education funds for states that don’t offer vaccine exemptions. Connecticut pediatricians and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) pushed back. -
One year after a deadly flash flood devastated southwestern Connecticut, killing two people and destroying businesses, community leaders and officials marked the reopening of the 67 Family Diner while urging stronger resiliency efforts to prevent future disasters. -
WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Mark Pazniokas to discuss his article, “How a Berlin couple got billed for a CT legislator’s E-ZPass tolls,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short. -
Advocates for undocumented immigrants rallied outside a state district court in Stamford on Thursday. They were protesting an increase in ICE arrests of immigrants at the courthouse and want immediate changes to state policy. -
Ryan Fazio, a third-term Republican state senator from Greenwich, announced that he is running for governor of Connecticut next year. -
Connecticut’s state-owned city bus system debuted a retro-wrapped bus on Tuesday to kick off a year-long celebration of its 50th anniversary in Hartford.
