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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Controversial plan by police to use video cameras in public places to deter and investigate crime passes by an overwhelming vote. -
A group led by Scripps Research just got a $54 million grant to increase the number and diversity of the All of Us medical database. -
A SDSU research team identified 60 chemical compounds. Some appear to be toxic and half of them have never been linked to tire waste before. -
The City Council's Public Safety Committee has approved SDPD's plan to use cameras, mounted on streetlights, to gather video and help investigate crime. -
Honeybees are not native to San Diego and they're not good for all of the plants they pollinate. -
A SDSU professor is trying to engineer a better kind of foam for the inside of football helmets to reduce the problem of head injuries.
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Construction began Thursday near Poway on the first leg of a 10,000-mile-long broadband network.
- Musk forms new party after split with Trump over tax and spending bill
- How this long-lost Chinese typewriter from the 1940s changed modern computing
- Inside the evolution of Biosphere 2, from '90s punchline to scientific playground
- At least 78 dead and dozens missing after catastrophic Texas flooding
- How good was the forecast? Texas officials and the National Weather Service disagree