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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Warnings of water contamination arrive ahead of one of San Diego’s biggest beach holidays. -
Pastors, activists and police said by working together they helped reduce nonfatal shootings by 54% between 2023 and 2024. -
A 10-story building made from cold-formed steel held up to a generated earthquake by the earthquake shake table at UC San Diego. They were testing the building material by reproducing the Bay Area’s Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989 -
UC San Diego’s earthquake shake table will test a ten story building built from a lightweight recycled steel to possibly expand its use for tall structures in earthquake zones. -
The overdose reversal drug naloxone is plentiful but not always accessible. The city of San Diego and the Harm Reduction Coalition introduced their effort to bring supplies to libraries and other locations in San Diego. -
UC San Diego researcher says migration to the U.S. is not a zero-sum game and the data reveals many benefits for all countries involved. It’s not brain drain but a brain gain.
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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. -
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department's first search and rescue bloodhound is now on duty.
- Live election results: San Diego County District 1 Supervisor
- Hundreds of veterans volunteer to attend asylum hearings with Afghans
- Marines are now stationed on the California border. Newsom’s office calls it ‘mission creep’
- Federal data reveals the truth about immigrant detention
- Southeast San Diego celebrates modest victory over gun violence