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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An effort to cure irritable bowel syndrome may have given us a drug that will cure baldness. There's already a move in the works to turn it into a marketable product.
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Governor Jerry Brown today showed us why he really should have stuck with the program and become a Jesuit friar.
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When Egypt rose up in mass protests, would you have been out there in Tahrir Square? If you were a 23-year-old unemployed man with no promise your situation would change, you probably would have.
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San Diego independent bookstores will lose some competition when Borders declares bankruptcy. But they are not celebrating the news, which they see as a blow to the bookstore business. -
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A team of low-income girls from San Diego stepped into the lion's den of junior squash and came out with a ranking of 11th in the country.
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An extreme heat warning will remain in effect until at least 8 p.m. Saturday for county deserts. In addition, heat advisories will remain in effect until at least 8 p.m. Friday for the mountains and valleys. -
The settlement with Gateway Energy Storage concerns cleanup efforts in connection with the lithium-ion battery fire that broke out on May 15, 2024, and lasted nearly two weeks due to flare-ups at the site. -
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin visited with San Diego leaders Tuesday and got a first-hand look at the persistent sewage issues plaguing the U.S.-Mexico border.
- Experts concerned about white nationalist imagery in ICE recruitment materials
- Animal shelter supervisor ‘out of the office’ after revelation of profane recording
- New Terminal 1 at San Diego Airport opens to passengers
- Ramona cemetery district board member uncovers unusual compensation records
- Department of Homeland Security eyes military and veterans to join immigrant crackdown