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 local election officials are better prepared to handle early voting for November’s general election following a successful rollout of the process for Tuesday’s primaries, according to Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas.
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The vote totals were 8,747 during Connecticut's first-ever week of early voting, leading up to Tuesday’s primary election
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WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Jan Ellen Spiegel to discuss her article, “Climate change and the young generations: Their anxiety is real,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.
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The state of Connecticut will borrow $118 million to renovate and improve the XL Center in downtown Hartford.
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Connecticut plans to spend $20 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds on a limited-time state program to help homeowners remove lead paint hazards from older houses.
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Tim Walz, the second-term Minnesota governor, has gained a spot on the Democratic ticket as Kamala Harris’ vice presidential choice. Gov. Ned Lamont and other top Connecticut Democrats rallied in support.
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Connecticut is devoting $6 million in federal funds to keep health care workers safe during home visits. It’s in response to the murder of a nurse during a home visit in Willimantic last year.
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WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s José Luis Martínez to discuss his article, “Wage theft complaint backlog grows, but Dept. of Labor lacks staff,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.
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Federal prosecutors have dropped an investigation into Connecticut state troopers for allegedly falsifying information on thousands of traffic stop tickets that may have skewed state racial profiling data, according to state officials.
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According to the state Democratic Party, women in Connecticut will hold their own virtual rally for Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday.