
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 San Diego State University biologist shows how evolution has changed the rattlesnake and its prey, the ground squirrel, and he does it with a little help from a robot.
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Legal briefs were filed today in a suit that accuses SANDAG of promoting dependence on car travel.
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San Diego planners hope public ownership of the South Bay Expressway will mean that more people use it. Lower tolls begin on Saturday.
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The rate of job creation in California will exceed the nation as a whole over the coming two years, according to UCLA's Anderson Forecast of the economy.
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City policy that favors artificial turf for new joint-use parks is rubbing College Area residents the wrong way.
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An Escondido businessman lands in a D.C. jail for the cause of legal hemp, while an Oregon senator brings it to the floor of the U.S. Senate.
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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.
- San Diego County estimates 400,000 Medi-Cal, CalFresh recipients could lose benefits
- A crisis team responding to a suicide attempt asked for help, El Cajon Police refused
- EPA head and Mexican government sign agreement to end Tijuana sewage flows
- Fearing lawsuits, El Cajon Police stopped responding to some mental health calls
- How to see George Lucas at Comic-Con 2025 in Hall H