
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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A dozen San Diego religious leaders joined the author of "Dead Man Walking" in a movement to repeal the death penalty.
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Demand for student housing and construction of apartment buildings is turning San Diego State into a true campus community.
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Chula Vista and port authority officials visit China to drum up financing for a $2 billion bay-front redevelopment.
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In San Diego, rich people believe in the American dream because they lived it. Poor people believe because they need to.
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Crews made accelerating progress today in defeating a wildfire that claimed one life and leveled at least 20 back-country homes in rural southeastern San Diego County over the last three days.
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Legislative committee hosts a hearing in which people debate the merits of the death penalty and of Proposition 34, which would repeal it.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom threw his support behind San Diego's Measure D Thursday.
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Construction began Thursday near Poway on the first leg of a 10,000-mile-long broadband network.
- Amid ICE arrests, California puts new limits on legal aid for some undocumented immigrants
- Oceanographers create 5-day forecast for beach pollution
- Trump administration releases after school grant money — with a catch
- San Diego County Supervisors vote 4-1 in favor of program for employees in ICE era
- San Diego Comic-Con 2025 expected to bring more than $160M to local economy