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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Wages and cost of living have been the central issues in negotiations, which broke down on March 6. -
The research could help us understand more about the human brain — and about artificial intelligence. -
San Diego Oasis holds a grand opening of its new "Tech Tank" that offers training for the elderly in the use of computers and smartphones. -
San Diego nonprofit puts more than 200 people on e-bikes with the goal of improving human health and the environment. -
Climate model projections show the abundance of rain and snow that nearly overwhelmed California's Oroville Dam in 2017 was the result of a warming atmosphere. -
The state requirement that cars be zero emission by 2035 forces questions of what to do with hazardous waste created by batteries.
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Construction began Thursday near Poway on the first leg of a 10,000-mile-long broadband network.
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls on Marine Corps to pause contract with Oceanside-based Frontwave Credit Union
- Paid parking in Balboa Park? San Diego residents may get a discount
- University of San Diego faculty on strike Wednesday and Thursday
- USDA chief says agency is trying to fill key jobs after paying 15,000 to leave
- San Diego nonprofit auctions off rare set of Italian cookbooks