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 Governor Ned Lamont and Hartford area public school superintendents have assured parents of student safety in the wake of increased ICE enforcement activity nationwide. -
Raheem Mullins, chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court, announced a new policy banning ICE and other law enforcement agents from wearing masks in state courthouses. It also bans warrantless arrests on courthouse property. -
WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Emilia Otte to discuss her article, “Drug overdoses in CT prisons raising alarms,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short. -
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed a data privacy bill that strengthens the state’s consumer protection laws at a ceremony in Norwalk on Monday. -
An executive order issued by Gov. Ned Lamont on Wednesday will ensure that Connecticut residents continue to have access to COVID-19 vaccines, despite any changes to federal guidelines. -
WSHU's Ebong Udoma spoke with Sacred Heart University politics professor Gary Rose to discuss his new book, James Madison, Public Servant: A Biography, ahead of a Constitution Day talk on Madison’s enduring influence on American democracy. -
Moody’s and Fitch, two major capital market rating agencies, have upgraded Connecticut's bond rating. Gov. Ned Lamont said the upgrades validate the state’s creditworthiness and help attract more business. -
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont wants insurers to continue to cover near-universal COVID-19 vaccinations in the state, in the wake of recent changes to federal guidelines. -
A Connecticut nonprofit has received a $2.5 million state grant to help build an independent living and workforce development center for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. -
WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Sasha Allen to discuss her article, “Funding for special ed in CT got a bump this year, but is it enough?” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.
