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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Former Brigadier General Janis Karpinski is one of the most senior officials to be punished for the abuses at Abu Gharib prison. She speaks with Tom Fudge about her memoir One Woman's Army.
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Host Tom Fudge speaks with a DePauw University student and an organizer about working with Stand Up for Kids, a national organization based in San Diego that works directly with homeless teens.
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Every American sport has its African American pioneers; in Major League baseball, it was Jackie Robinson. Host Tom Fudge speaks with local historians about the untold stories of race integration in sp
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Author Taylor Branch has written his third volume on Martin Luther King Jr.'s life. Host Tom Fudge speaks with Branch about the final years of King's life in Memphis.
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Host Tom Fudge and ACLU President Nadine Strossen speak about the current state of civil rights and look at both progress and the challenge of fulfilling King's goals of non-violence and racial equali
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Jerry Sanders faced his first true test as Mayor of San Diego when he delivered his State of the City address tonight. Tom Fudge hosts special These Days coverage of the speech.
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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