Thomas Fudge
Science and Technology ReporterA journalist with 30 years of experience, Tom covers science and technology stories for KPBS' platforms. He joined KPBS in 1998 to cover San Diego issues related to growth, transportation, and development. He previously served as host of These Days (now KPBS Midday Edition) and as a news editor. Tom began his broadcasting career in 1988 at WSUI Radio in Iowa City as a reporter and newscaster. He then spent five years at Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) where he worked as a reporter. Following his departure from MPR, Tom was a freelance journalist, working for Twin Cities Public Television, WCCO Radio, and a variety of regional and national newspapers and magazines. He has received recognition for his outstanding work in hosting and public affairs reporting from the Unity Awards, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, and the San Diego chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
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A new study shows the heat trapping, gaseous pesticide sulfuryl fluoride is used to kill termites in tented homes in California.
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The company is asking the CPUC to relieve it of the burden of keeping and maintaining telephone landlines.
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The dispersement is part of the captive management program that's helped Mexican Gray Wolves rebound from near extinction.
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Research at UC San Diego shows when plant-based plastics erode into tiny particles they are consumed by microorganisms in two to three months.
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Scripps Research Institute is mounting a study, aimed at learning how people who have it can reduce symptoms by rationing their energy.
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Sepsis is an out of control infection that’s hard to spot and explain. At UCSD doctors and med-tech engineers are trying to crack the code with new diagnostic machines and artificial intelligence.
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For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom threw his support behind San Diego's Measure D Thursday.
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Construction began Thursday near Poway on the first leg of a 10,000-mile-long broadband network.
- Warren calls on Defense Department to review Frontwave Credit Union’s contract with Marine Corps
- Governor's budget cuts funding for TK classrooms, most vulnerable children
- Navy launches latest unmanned boat squadron in San Diego
- Frontwave Credit Union and Marine Corps contract in question
- Record number of Baja athletes qualify for Olympic Games