Ex-“Nightly Business Report” anchor lands radio gig

Tom Hudson, who had been co-anchor of “Nightly Business Report” until it was acquired earlier this year by CNBC, has gotten a job as a special correspondent for WLRN in Miami producing and hosting a series of programs on key economic issues for South Florida.

The six, one-hour programs will air in May and June and be called “The Sunshine Economy.” Along with veteran Time Latin America correspondent Tim Padgett, the first program on May 6 will examine the changing relationship between the U.S. and Latin America.

Other shows will examine health care, tourism, real estate, the business of hurricanes, and the future of start-ups in South Florida.

“The last time I was on FM radio the job market was weak, the U.S. economy was being buffeted by emerging markets and a health care debate was raging,” said Hudson in an email to Talking Biz News.  “Some things haven’t changed since 1993.”

Hudson became the co-anchor of Miami-based “Nightly Business Report” on PBS stations in early January 2010, replacing Paul Kangas, who had been an anchor on the show for its first 30 years.

Hudson came from the Midwest. He previously was at Chicago-based “First Business,” where Hudson played a leading role in steering the show’s editorial direction both on-air and online.  Previously, Hudson was an anchor for WebFN.com, a news anchor at WMAQ Radio in Chicago, and news director at the Quad Cities Radio Group in Davenport, Iowa.