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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New research argues that expanding energy storage systems will make renewable supplies cheaper and less variable. -
A new poll of likely voters in the state shows Kamala Harris is the choice of 53% of respondents for the presidential election. -
Pollsters say these days they have to reach people over cell phones, texts, emails and social media. -
One in 8 women will get breast cancer, and every person's story is different. -
A seaweed called asparagopsis can block the production of methane in a cow’s stomach. -
Native Hawaiian Keolu Fox makes the case that Polynesians were history’s greatest seafaring people.
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Construction began Thursday near Poway on the first leg of a 10,000-mile-long broadband network.
- Where to go for Fourth of July fireworks shows in San Diego County
- The softness and 'grandma hobbies' of San Diego textile artist Denja Harris
- California Highway Patrol's Fourth of July enforcement campaign underway
- Juez federal anula orden de Trump que suspende acceso a petición de asilo en la frontera sur
- UCSD nurses decry layoffs, saying patient care will be affected