Sam Hudzik
Radio News DirectorSam Hudzik has overseen local news coverage on New England Public Media since 2013. He manages a team of about a dozen full- and part-time reporters and hosts.
Before joining NEPM, he worked at WBEZ Chicago as political reporter, newscast editor and newscast producer. Prior to that, he covered Capitol Hill for public radio stations in Illinois and Indiana.
Sam has edited stories recognized by the Third Coast International Audio Festival, the AP Broadcast Association of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, the Radio Television Digital News Association’s Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, PRNDI/PMJA, the Association of Health Care Journalists, and the Missouri Review’s Miller Audio Award. His reporting has been recognized by the Illinois AP Broadcasters Association and the Murrow Awards.
Sam grew up in Park Forest, Illinois, and graduated from George Washington University. Sam was selected as a 2012-2013 Knight-Wallace fellowship for mid-career journalists at the University of Michigan. Sam previously worked at a political research firm and as an aide to U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell.
He can be reached at sam_hudzik [at] nepm.org.
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The pretrial conferences are scheduled for the more than 100 people facing charges after the UMass chancellor's controversial order on May 7 for police to clear the protest encampment.
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It's now 14 years that Massachusetts lawmakers have not agreed on a full-year budget before the start of the state's fiscal year. But that doesn't mean state office buildings are shut down.
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'It's really pretty dehumanizing': Jobseekers discuss search process, online portals, discriminationAll week we've brought you stories of industries in Massachusetts — and western Mass, in particular — struggling to find qualified workers to fill open positions. But there are still plenty of people looking for work who haven't been able to land a job.
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UMass student gov votes 'no confidence' in Reyes, as McGovern says protest arrests 'very concerning'Members of the Student Government Association at the University of Massachusetts Amherst voted "with an overwhelming majority" Wednesday evening to express their "no confidence" in Chancellor Javier Reyes.
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Members of the UMass Amherst Student Government Association have gathered enough signatures to call for a vote of no confidence in Chancellor Javier Reyes. They are requesting a meeting him him before a possible the vote.
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The Northwestern District Attorney's office said Daniel J. Galvis was arraigned Monday in Greenfield District Court and pleaded not guilty.
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Merriam-Webster is poised to have greater influence over language decisions made by news reporters and editors across the country.
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A partial solar eclipse captured the attention of much of western Massachusetts on Monday, with generally clear skies and warm weather.
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Dozens of Smith College students are continuing a sit-in inside the administration building on the Northampton, Massachusetts, campus — nearly a week after the protest began. The protesting students say they want Smith to get rid of all its investments tied to weapons manufacturers — a demand they connect to the war in Gaza.
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From Tuesday to Friday, a half-dozen protesters occupied the Northampton, Massachusetts, office of U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Worcester, calling for the Democrat to speak out more forcefully against Israel as the war in Gaza continues and the humanitarian crisis worsens.