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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Over the weekend San Francisco Giant Barry Bonds passed Babe Ruth on the list of most career home runs. Now, forty homers separate him from Hank Aaron, and the most hallowed baseball record. What does
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Global Language Monitor tracks the comings and going of words in the media, Internet and Blogosphere. GLM President Paul Payack joins host Tom Fudge to talk about what words are falling in and out of
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Tom Fudge talks to KPBS television reporter, Amita Sharma, about the increasing cases of HIV and AIDS in Tijuana.
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The most serious case of alleged U.S. war crimes in Iraq is being blamed on a small group of Camp Pendleton Marines. Tony Perry is the San Diego bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times. He talks about
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Host Tom Fudge speaks to Congressman Bob Filner about his re-election campaign in the 51st District. Filner is being challenged in the Primary Election by fellow Democrat Juan Vargas. Filner talks a
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The San Diego City Council voted on the first budget under the strong mayor form of government today. Tom Fudge speaks with the budget and finance chair, Toni Atkins, about the dollars and sense of Sa
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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