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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Meet the candidates and learn what's at stake with KPBS' primary election guide for local State Assembly Districts.
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The San Diego Convention Center hosted a solar energy expo that wasn't just about technology and workshops.
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Some patients are playing a more assertive role in monitoring and protecting their health.
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The rising popularity of electric scooters has led to more accidents and a fivefold increase in associated health costs.
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A UCSD-led research team has sought to explain ORCs, or enormous clouds of gas surrounding galaxies that are set in motion by exploding stars.
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A pipeline connecting to San Diego’s wastewater recycling plant will be placed underwater in the Miramar Reservoir this week.
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For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas.
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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.
- Meet the underwater gardeners that scrub Imperial County's water canals
- Californians will see lower electricity rates and a new fee that won't vary with power use
- Former Padres player and top pick Sean Burroughs dies at 43
- UCSD protests continue with walkout, call for UC system to divest from Israel
- Wonderfront Music and Arts Festival takes over San Diego this weekend