
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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KPBS Midday EditionSkateboarders in City Heights skate wherever they can, in hopes that a skatepark will someday be built in their neighborhood.
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A citizen's group will watch out for voter fraud at San Diego polling places this November. Whether the group is good influence or not depends on who you ask.
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The years-long court battle over 76 acres of Mission Bay Park, and the mobile homes that remain there, could end early next year... unless it's appealed.
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The California Legislature passes a bill allowing San Diego to boost the number of acres that are off-limits to developers.
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KPBS Midday EditionA neighborhood eyes the obstacles to getting skaters off the street and into the skatepark of their dreams.
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Annual tests of inmates in San Diego county jails indicate well over half the people brought into custody test positive for illegal drugs.
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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