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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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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The California State Treasurer and the State Controller are both Democrats and both running for Governor. Yet while Schwarzenegger's popularity is still below 50 percent, Phil Angelides and Steve West
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Host Tom Fudge speaks to Dr. Richard Burruss and Lawson Chadwick about Proposition F, the $596 million bond measure to repair and improve the Tri-City Medical Center in the North County.
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Milton Viorst is the author of Storm from the East. He speaks with host Tom Fudge about his forty years of covering the Middle East and his understanding of the cause of the many conflicts.
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The first diagnosed cases of HIV/AIDS were reported 25 years ago this week. Today host Tom Fudge begins his first of a series of interviews on HIV/AIDS. He begins by speaking with a journalist who has
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Host Tom Fudge speaks to Francine Busby and Brian Bilbray about the biggest issues in the 50th District, including the war in Iraq, illegal immigration reform, and congressional ethics.
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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