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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The advent of the working mother meant parents, moms in particular, were spending less time with their kids. But research by two UCSD economists shows that trend has turned around. For the past twenty years the U.S. has seen a dramatic increase in the time that college-educated parents spend with their children. But it's unclear whether this is what we would call quality time. -
A San Diego foundation has donated more than half a million dollars for breast cancer screening and patient support.
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Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Carly Fiorina brought her anti-tax message to San Diego with a stop at Waxie Sanitary Supply company. -
This week on Weekend Preview: Thai food, beer tasting, a little art and a little bit of cinema. Joining us is Performance Magazine editor Maya Kroth. -
In 1858, two extraordinary men shared a podium to debate issues like slavery, states rights, the Mexican War and banking. Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln debated for the senate seat and those lively conversations are dramatized in the play "The Rivarly," opening at Lambs Players -
One in three San Diego County homeowners owe more on their mortgages than their homes are currently worth. That situation has homeowners searching for options to get out of their underwater mortgages. We discuss the pros and cons of doing a short sale, and the difficulties many are dealing with as they go through the process.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom threw his support behind San Diego's Measure D Thursday. -
Construction began Thursday near Poway on the first leg of a 10,000-mile-long broadband network.
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- ICE arrests parent near elementary school in Encinitas
- Parents push Encinitas to act after daughter’s crosswalk death
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