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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 Senate Democrats want state election officials to restrict how Republicans use $161,000 in stolen funds returned to a GOP political action committee.
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The Connecticut Department of Labor has failed to promptly investigate hundreds of complaints of unpaid wages, according to a state auditor’s report released this week.
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Avelo Airlines, the low-budget airline that has flown out of Tweed New Haven Airport since 2021, is expanding its service in Connecticut by adding nonstop flights to Mexico and Jamaica from Bradley International Airport.
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German companies seeking to expand in the U.S. are keen to know more about Connecticut, according to Gov. Ned Lamont.
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Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has joined a growing number of Democratic governors who have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the party’s presidential nomination.
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WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Dave Altimari to discuss his article written with Jenna Carlesso, “Athena nursing home workers say medical bills still going unpaid,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.
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Americans concerned about threats to democracy at home and abroad should seek inspiration from Nelson Mandela’s legacy, according to Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT).
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Climate change cannot be effectively tackled without input from the most vulnerable, said Immad Ahmed, who was one of several experts invited to speak at a legislative hearing on Tuesday.
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Connecticut Democratic Rep. Rosa DeLauro has called out the platform adopted by the Republican Party at their convention that changes the party’s position on abortion. DeLauro addressed the issue at a media briefing on Tuesday at a New Haven location of Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion services provider in the state.
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The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump highlights an increase in political and gun violence that needs to be condemned by all Americans, according to U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT).