
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's former mayor, police chief speaks from experience, having responded to a mass shooting 31 years ago in San Ysidro
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Followers of San Diego State football imagine a new collegiate stadium if the San Diego Chargers depart for Los Angeles.
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San Diego-based Bumble Bee Seafoods has set up a website that allows customers to find out where and how their tuna was caught.
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South Campus Plaza will be home to student housing, retail, restaurants and a Trader Joe's market. It could also signal a growing campus footprint.
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College area residents say cracking down on problem mini-dorms has gotten easier thanks to a revision in the rooming house ordinance.
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KPBS Midday EditionTom Ables has been a devoted fan of Aztecs football since the 1940s, and he's pumped up for the new season.
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Construction began Thursday near Poway on the first leg of a 10,000-mile-long broadband network.
- 60,000+ march through downtown for 'No Kings' Day protest, other rallies planned throughout the county
- 3 takeaways from the military parade and No Kings protests on Trump's birthday
- Food worker with 'fantasy' of security career sought in Minnesota political shootings
- Advice for trying GLP-1 drugs for weight loss from a doctor who's been there
- Could this city be the model for how to tackle the housing crisis and climate change?