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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WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Laura Tillman to discuss her article, “Inside CT’s push to increase ‘kinship care’ placements for children,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short. -
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont plans to spend about $167.9 million from the state’s recently created $500 million contingency fund to backstop federal cuts to safety net programs. -
Hyundai and Kia have agreed to provide a free hardware fix for owners of their vehicles that lack industry-standard anti-theft devices. -
The U.S. Senate’s failure to extend federal Affordable Care Act subsidies will not immediately affect most Connecticut residents who receive them. That's because the state is stepping in to backstop next year’s subsidies for most of its residents, Gov. Ned Lamont announced. -
Connecticut has allocated approximately $10 billion toward paying off its pension obligations over the past five years, according to two reports released this week. -
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont held a signing ceremony in Norwalk on Monday for a controversial housing bill he had officially signed into law just before Thanksgiving. -
The state of Connecticut and the city of Hartford are jointly investing $4 million to convert 20 city-owned vacant lots and structures into new homes, officials announced at Hartford City Hall on Tuesday. -
WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Mark Pazniokas to discuss his article, “Erin Stewart is testing CT GOP’s appetite for ‘something different’,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short. -
The newly elected city council in Bridgeport, Connecticut, failed to elect a president at its inaugural meeting on Dec. 1. They are likely to choose one at their next meeting, according to a veteran council member. -
Governor Ned Lamont said Connecticut is prepared to cover some of the Affordable Care Act subsidies if Congress fails to renew federal subsidies by the end of the year.
