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 Orange County-based company Orchid Ventures will build a cultivation facility in Calexico it says will soon produce more than 12,000 pounds of marijuana every month. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe U.S. Attorney in San Diego has indicted 12 leaders of the Imperial Valley Ministries for allegedly holding dozens of homeless people against their will and forcing them to panhandle. -
Former Congressman Darrell Issa said he'll run in the 50th District unless he's appointed soon to Trump administration post. -
Congressman's indictment for misusing campaign funds hasn't prevented him from getting more money. -
KPBS Midday EditionA lawsuit filed against the City of San Diego, by a man killed by police four years ago, was found to have merit by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. -
Results from a Public Policy Institute of California survey show record opposition to death penalty and growing concerns about housing affordability.
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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.
- Escondido Library’s temporary location at mall draws more families, teens
- Federal funding restrictions threaten San Diego’s harm reduction programs
- Lawson-Remer proposes plan to cover legal aid for San Diego’s unaccompanied migrant children
- Meet the Sacramento architect behind California’s new proposed congressional maps
- Glory, coca leaves and termites in Marisol Rendón's Timken exhibit