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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Access to San Diego’s crown jewel is a challenge for visitors and the park organizations that don’t want to turn them away. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs analyzed a decade of suicide data and found female veterans commit suicide at nearly six times the rate of other women. -
KPBS Midday EditionResidents living near the now shuttered San Onofre nuclear power plant have security questions after a new emergency plan was approved by federal regulators. -
KPBS Midday EditionAn Escondido avocado farm is testing a growing technique that may help the fruit thrive with less water in the middle of California’s drought. -
KPBS Midday EditionMaya: Hidden Worlds Revealed opens Friday and runs through January 2016. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe environmental group turns 20 this year. We have a look at what sort of impact it's had on San Diego's waterways.
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"Paper or plastic" will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. It bans all plastic shopping bags starting in 2026. Consumers will now simply be asked if they want a paper bag. -
The Board of Supervisors will take up an item placing a temporary pause on the application for new battery energy storage systems. -
Once on the ground in Lahaina, the team will assist with search and rescue efforts, animal care and more.
- San Diego Unified responds to ICE arrest outside Linda Vista Elementary
- Encinitas City Council advances homelessness restrictions
- USS Carl Vinson returns to San Diego after extended deployment
- Through dorms and density, more homes could be coming to the College Area
- California’s last beet sugar plant is closing. Can Imperial County keep the industry alive?