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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Host Tom Fudge talks with filmmaker Ricardo Pollack about his new documentary
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Vic Amar, professor at Hasting College of Law in San Francisco, talks about the decisions of New York and Georgia state supreme courts that shored up the ability of those states to ban gay marriage. M
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Host Tom Fudge speaks with Union Tribune reporter Mark Zeigler about the ups and downs of the final match of the World Cup of Soccer. They also discuss the infamous headbutt that led to French team ca
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Medical marijuana dispensaries are busted for selling pot to patients lacking any serious illness. San Diego County's District Attorney, Bonnie Dumanis, talks about the crack-down and shares her thoug -
Host Tom Fudge talks with veteran journalist Robert Scheer about his book Playing President, which is a collection of his interviews with past presidents. -
Will France or Italy win the 2006 World Cup? Tom Fudge speaks with a well-known World Cup blogger about this year's tournament, the scene in Berlin, and his love of soccer.
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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.
- San Diego proposes keeping low-density housing near Clairemont trolley stops
- Hundreds still without power in the Imperial Valley after Monday's monsoon storms
- San Diego completes organic waste pilot program in attempt to improve compost
- Buried audit found major problems at San Diego County animal shelters. Issues still persist
- Activists want state commission to consider decertifying SDPD chief