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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Health care reform will give tens of millions more people the ability to pay for treatment. But the CEO of San Diego's Scripps Health says he's not sure if that will help hospital bottom lines.
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Some San Diego researchers have found poor sleep to be contagious among teens, and it very often leads to drug use.
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Members of San Diego county's congressional delegation are lining up on both sides of a health care bill that's up for a House vote in Washington on Sunday.
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Cases of swine flu have dropped dramatically. So has the demand for vaccinations.
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San Diego State University students and fans gave the Aztec men's basketball team a sendoff this morning, as the team left to play in the NCAA tournament. -
Society is fascinated with people who acquire huge amounts of junk they can't throw away. But finding a way to deal with hoarders is not entertaining. Hoarding can cause neighborhood nuisances and public safety problems. That's why people have come together in San Diego County to try to create a consistent and effective community response to hoarding.
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For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom threw his support behind San Diego's Measure D Thursday. -
Construction began Thursday near Poway on the first leg of a 10,000-mile-long broadband network.
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