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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San Diego company is taking designs and making them into products as 3D printers make it easy to customize and create complex objects. -
A study of the gut health of babies hopes to reveal what builds the microbiome and whether new medications can replace what’s missing. -
This week California’s grid operator predicts unprecedented energy demand due the state’s long-running heat wave. -
A study of accelerated aging shows that a person’s biological age may be very different from what is says on your birth certificate. -
Research into Lake Cahuilla shows how Southern California’s Salton Basin went from dry land to a huge freshwater lake. -
A UC San Diego doctor is working with a San Diego company that makes prosthetic limbs to bring mobility back to amputees.
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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. -
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.
- San Diego Police officer allegedly embezzled thousands of dollars from school safety patrol program
- Appeals court rules San Diego's yoga ban is unconstitutional
- San Diego wildlife experts don bear suits to care for abandoned cub in Ramona
- San Diego police officer accused of stealing from school safety program
- Trust in the news remains divided