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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Research at UCSD shows that spores can read environmental cues to return to life after thousands of years of dormancy. -
Audubon California tells homeowners to empty bird baths and take down bird feeders to discourage birds from congregating and spreading the disease. -
Underground brine water that’s rich with lithium is driving investments and public policy to determine who will get the financial benefit. -
Desde impuestos al cannabis y límites de altura en construcciones, hasta recolección de basura, aquí está todo lo que los votantes necesitan saber sobre las medidas en la boleta electoral del condado de San Diego. -
Even shift workers who may be active at all hours are best off when they eat only within a 10-hour window. -
Passenger service for the Amtrak Surfliner and Metrolink between Oceanside and Mission Viejo is stopped due to shifting coastal ground.
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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.
- MTS ridership data reveal high cost of banning apartments near trolley stations
- General Atomics magnet could help unlock limitless clean energy
- Newsom deploys CHP crime suppression teams to San Diego, L.A., Inland Empire
- San Diego City crews clean up homeless camps along freeways
- New Terminal 1 at San Diego Int'l to open with 19 gates, 30 restaurants and shops