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 No Child Left Behind Act has made music education core curriculum in public schools. Tom Fudge speaks with local organizers about the state of music education in San Diego as well as innovative p
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Legalizing marijuana has been in the news lately, but what other drugs are people concerned about? Tom Fudge finds out how people are getting, using, and becoming addicted to alcohol and drugs in San
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Who takes care of all the flowers, plants, and trees of Balboa Park? Host Tom Fudge speaks with Balboa Park's new horticulturist about keeping the park green.
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Host Tom Fudge speaks to Justin Brooks, from the California Innocence Project, and Director Jessica Sanders about her new documentary, "After Innocence", which follows seven men who were released from
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Coretta Scott King was brought to the Hospital Santa Monica just south of Tijuana. Two days later she died. Mexican authorities have since closed the clinic. Tom Fudge talks to KPBS Reporter Amy Isack
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What's fueling the anger over the political cartoons of the prophet Mohammed? Is it the actual cartoons and the messages they convey, or the lack of understanding between the secular West and the Mus
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Once on the ground in Lahaina, the team will assist with search and rescue efforts, animal care and more. -
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department's first search and rescue bloodhound is now on duty.
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A grant from the FCC will help the San Diego Housing Commission expand affordable, quality and reliable broadband internet service to low-income families.
- In Escondido, a school board member changes her name but not her politics
- SCUBA divers volunteer at San Diego's Birch Aquarium
- San Diego Unified is getting rid of some K-8 middle schools
- San Diego City Council to once again consider Balboa Park parking fees
- Elected officials announce proposed ordinance aimed at fed enforcement actions