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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We speak to Hans Johnson with the PPIC to get some statistics on California's illegal immigration population. Tom Fudge also talks to UCSD Professor Jorge Mariscal about yesterday's boycott for immig
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What will be the effects of today's boycott for immigrant rights? Host Tom Fudge speaks to KPBS Border Reporter Amy Isackson, who is stationed at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. We also speak to colum
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Grieving is something we rarely talk about, and most of us have little experience with it. So when we suffer loss we don't know how to handle it, and our friends are uncomfortable with our grieving. W
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Host Tom Fudge talks with author Chris Mooney about his book The Republican War on Science.
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John Fanestil is a local United Methodist pastor who joins Tom Fudge to discuss the lessons that can be learnt from people preparing to die.
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This week, the City of San Diego is buzzing about the Mayor's proposal to let the Chargers talk to other cities within the county about building a new stadium, the County Grand Jury releases a report
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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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- Charlie Kirk, who helped build support for Trump among young people, dies after campus shooting
- San Diego Supervisors unanimously deny Cottonwood Sand Mine developer's appeal
- VA Secretary defends staff reductions, anti-union moves at agency during San Diego visit
- San Diego class-action suit says ICE courthouse arrests are illegal