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 Theo Peck-Suzuki to discuss his article, “Most agree CT schools should restrict cellphones. But how — and how much?” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short. -
Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut continue to push to get President Donald Trump to seek a war declaration from Congress, despite their failure to restrict Trump's war powers in Iran. -
Connecticut and New York have joined a coalition of 22 states in suing to block President Donald Trump’s new 15% global tariff. -
Connecticut Senate Democrats have a good relationship with Gov. Ned Lamont despite the governor’s veto of parts of an omnibus bill they passed last week. -
Connecticut Comptroller Sean Scanlon is concerned that the war in the Middle East might affect the state’s economy. -
WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Sasha Allen to discuss her article, “More nips are being bought in CT — some advocates are worried,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short. -
Democrats in Connecticut’s General Assembly used an emergency procedure to advance two bills opposed by Republicans, including one that had passed the House last year but failed in the Senate following filibuster threats. -
Connecticut’s Democrat-controlled Senate used an emergency procedure to pass a package of more than a dozen bills on Wednesday. Senate Republicans criticized the move. -
Connecticut’s Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas has urged lawmakers to reject proposed budget cuts to her office because they might undermine election security. -
WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Jan Ellen Spiegel to discuss her article, “Can geothermal technology solve the CT electricity problem?” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.
