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 playwright and director J. Marcus Newman about his new play Moms in America. -
Host Tom Fudge speaks to representatives from the Surfrider Foundation and the Transportation Corridors Agency about the plan to build a toll road to expand state Route 241.
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Host Tom Fudge talks with Franz Wisner, author of the memoir
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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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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 is building a lot of homes in its most walkable neighborhoods
- City Council clears way for tiered parking rates at San Diego Zoo
- San Diego to pay $875K to man shot with police bean bag rounds and bitten by K-9
- Oceanside city council approves new tenant protections, rejects rent control
- San Diego class-action suit says ICE courthouse arrests are illegal