Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson smiles during a taping of NBC's 'Meet the Press' in Washington, DC. Robinson was recently named the 2009 Pulitzer Prize winner for commentary. Alex Wong/Getty Images for 'Meet the Press'

I thought today's program was useful and interesting -- at least that was the goal -- but there's a big ol' gap.

We would really like to have brought you a conversation about the Pulitzer Prizes -- some voices you have heard on this program have been honored, such as Eugene Robinson and playwright Lynn Nottage, and some less well known folks we would like to have introduced you to on today's program. But by the time the announcement was made yesterday there were either no studios available to record a conversation, or we had been beaten to the punch by other NPR shows (we'll get you next time, TOTN!).

Anyway, we still would like to and we hope we can. There are some great stories behind the story, some of which you can read in media blogger Richard Prince's recent column.

Check out the list of award winners.

Tomorrow is EARTH DAY. We've been having this ongoing debate among ourselves about how to cover this story in a way that resonates with people who are not always interested or already on board with the environmentalist agenda. So, we're trying something, a collaboration with our friends at theRoot.com.

Also tomorrow: newsmaker interviews with U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, and White House green jobs czar, Van Jones.

Please let us know what you think.

1:01 - April 21, 2009

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