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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We all will die someday...it is unavoidable. But how do we deal with and prepare for death? How has the Western approach to death evolved over the years? And is there a 'right' way to prepare for th
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Human beings have fretted about traffic since they started to do something other than walk. The advent of horses, carts, carriages, bicycles, automobiles and skateboards have all caused annoyance and
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Can an author redeem herself after being convicted of literary forgery and theft? We'll talk with Lee Israel, author of "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" about what drove her to forge letters of famous peop
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Why do we love to read as adults? Probably because we fell in love with reading as children. At least that's the belief held by Seth Lerer, a professor of literature who's written a book that chroni
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Why should we look to Confucius or Buddha for help? Religious scholar Karen Armstrong believes the present is not so different from the past, and so we can create a more compassionate world by revisit
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Tom Fudge talks with Diana Kennedy, author of numerous books on Mexican cuisine.
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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.
- Algunos agricultores de Florida reducen sus cultivos porque el temor a deportaciones aleja a trabajadores
- Smithsonian artists and scholars respond to White House list of objectionable art
- Tinted sunscreen does something regular sun protection can't
- SpaceX postpones 10th test launch of massive Starship rocket
- Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts again and shoots lava for 31st time since December