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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San Diego ranks as the 17th most sustainable big city in the United States according to the non-partisan group SustainLane.com. Tom Fudge finds out more about the study and San Diego's ranking.
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These Days hears some of U.S. history's best speeches with history prof Michael Parrish.
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What does it mean to speak American? Ethnic diversity and regional slang give local flavor to our native tongue. In his first public television documenta
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Host Tom Fudge speaks to Scott Lewis, with voiceofsandiego.org, and John Nienstedt from Competitive Edge Research about the results of yesterday's Primary Election. They discuss the congressional rac
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The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority recommends joint-use at Miramar for the region's new airport site. Tom Fudge talks to the chair of the Airport Authority, an official from Miramar and T
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Host Tom Fudge speaks to County Registrar of Voters Mikel Haas about how things are going at the local polling stations so far. Tom also talks to Professor Frank Baber about the projected voter turno
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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
- Lakeside-area wildfire stopped, evacuations remain in place
- What kind of dairy does a body good? Science is updating the answer
- Supreme Court allows immigration agents to resume ‘roving patrols’ in LA, siding with Trump