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 UCLA research center says more than one hundred thousand elderly folks in San Diego county struggle to make ends meet, yet don't qualify for federal assistance. KPBS Reporter Tom Fudge has more.
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A scientist at San Diego's Burnham Institute says he and a group of researchers may have discovered a way to stop all flu viruses.
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One of the bright spots of San Diego's economy in recent years has been biotech sector. But the local life science industry has caught a cold in this recession. KPBS health reporter Tom Fudge looks at
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Getting kids into better shape was the focus of today's meeting of the Active Living Research Conference in downtown San Diego. KPBS reporter Tom Fudge has more.
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A federal initiative aimed at saving health care dollars has drawn the ire of San Diego's biotech community. KPBS Reporter Tom Fudge has more.
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One of the benefits for San Diego, in the federal stimulus package, is a bump in spending for the National Institutes of Health. KPBS reporter Tom Fudge explains.
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revoked almost $40 million in funding from San Diego County government, which is preparing to open a new Public Health Laboratory next month, Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer's office announced Thursday. -
"Paper or plastic" will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. It bans all plastic shopping bags starting in 2026. Consumers will now simply be asked if they want a paper bag. -
The Board of Supervisors will take up an item placing a temporary pause on the application for new battery energy storage systems.
- 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