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 speaks to Dr. David Shirk, from the Trans-Border Institute at USD, about the recent beheadings of three police officers and one civilian in Rosarito Beach. Shirk talks about the increa
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Guinness is perhaps the most well-known and most consumed Irish stout in the United States. Almost every American bar offers the beer. Host Tom Fudge speaks to a Guinness Brewmaster about the brewing
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Some think they've got the secret to unlocking the power of the grill while some of us feel like we don't even have our learner's permits. Either way it's a stable American pastime that has its own re
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Phil Doran joins These Days in studio to talk about comedy writing, television sitcoms, and how he learned to love Italy, reluctantly.
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The extinction of the California condor seemed certain by the beginning of the 20th Century. But today the giant birds are nowhere near extinct. NPR environmental correspondent John Nielsen chronicles
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This week, a community meeting was held to discuss the local opposition to building a joint-use airport at MCAS Miramar, the City Council places some new restrictions on condo conversions and federal
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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.
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