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.
-
Algae, bacteria and jellyfish are not only thriving but spreading across the world's oceans. Host Tom Fudge speaks with experts about the change taking place in the oceans.
-
Tom Fudge speaks with the Mexico correspondent for the BBC's The World about what how Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador refuses to concede defeat in the closest presidential vote in Mexico's history.
-
Representatives of the AFL-CIO, the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, and the UCLA Downtown Labor Center talk about the importance of advancing workplace rights for day laborers.
-
The executive director of a local environmental group talks about the current state of wastewater in San Diego, the possible changes in the future, and how much these plans might cost the San Diego ta
-
The San Diego Regional Airport Authority has delivered the final ballot language to the Registrar of Voters. Tom Fudge speaks with local journalists about what to expect between now and the vote.
-
Middle school math teacher Alex Kajitani becomes the Rappin' Mathematician to motivate students to do well in school, study hard, and stay positive.
-
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.
- The silent killer increases your risk of stroke and dementia. Here's how to control it
- Trump threatens 'Apocalypse Now'-style action against Chicago to boost deportations
- South Korea says it has reached a deal with the US for the release of workers in a Georgia plant
- HHS responds to report about autism and acetaminophen
- Postal traffic to U.S. drops over 80% after trade exemption rule ends, U.N. agency says