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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Traumatic injury is one of the leading causes of death. But most of us don't consider it a disease. A new research center at UC San Diego is based on the notion that it is a disease. And if we treat i
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The CEO of Arena Pharmaceuticals says he's very pleased by clinical trial results for the company's weight-loss drug, despite negative reaction from investors. KPBS Reporter Tom Fudge has more.
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The Alliance Clinic is expanding its services to San Diego's refugee population. It will now include surgery. KPBS Radio's Tom Fudge explains.
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Cases of tuberculosis were down last year in California. But a drug-resistant strain of the disease is cause for concern. KPBS Reporter Tom Fudge has more.
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Researchers at San Diego universities are struggling to deal with unexpected riches as new grant money comes available from the federal stimulus package. KPBS Reporter Tom Fudge has more.
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Members of the med school class of 2009 got their residency assignments yesterday at UC San Diego. KPBS Reporter Tom Fudge was there to see how they reacted.
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For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas. -
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.
- MTS ridership data reveal high cost of banning apartments near trolley stations
- General Atomics magnet could help unlock limitless clean energy
- Newsom deploys CHP crime suppression teams to San Diego, L.A., Inland Empire
- San Diego City crews clean up homeless camps along freeways
- New Terminal 1 at San Diego Int'l to open with 19 gates, 30 restaurants and shops