
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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A SpaceX rocket took off Saturday, Nov. 26, from the Kennedy Space Center with an experiment showing how cells age in zero-gravity.
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Passenger rail service between San Diego and points north of San Clemente remains stopped due to the threat of a bluff collapse.
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Studies of the environmental impacts of tobacco products, both outdoors and indoors, are combined into one research center at SDSU.
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A SDSU veteran support group provides community support and career guidance for those who want to go from military technician to civilian engineer.
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Salk brings scientific research and data together to the answer: what kind of gallery engages museum visitors and helps them understand works of art?
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A chilly autumn storm brought widespread rainfall and a chance of light, short-lived mountain snow to the San Diego area Tuesday.
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For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom threw his support behind San Diego's Measure D Thursday.
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Construction began Thursday near Poway on the first leg of a 10,000-mile-long broadband network.
- San Diego proposes keeping low-density housing near Clairemont trolley stops
- Hundreds still without power in the Imperial Valley after Monday's monsoon storms
- San Diego completes organic waste pilot program in attempt to improve compost
- Buried audit found major problems at San Diego County animal shelters. Issues still persist
- Activists want state commission to consider decertifying SDPD chief