The 2005 Pulitzer Prize Winners
Media
'L.A. Times,' Steve Coll Among Pulitzer Winners()
April 4, 2005 The Los Angeles Times and The Wall Street Journal each win two Pulitzer Prizes in journalism. Steve Coll wins the non-fiction prize for Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden.
Nabbing a Pulitzer, from an Oregon Weekly()
April 5, 2005 Reporter Nigel Jaquiss is among this year's Pulitzer Prize winners. Jaquiss, of Willamette Week of Portland, Ore., won for his investigative reporting on a 30-year state secret: The story of former Gov. Neil Goldschmidt's sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl.
Arts & Life
David Hackett Fischer: 'Washington's Crossing'()
December 28, 2003 Liane Hansen and historian David Hackett Fischer visit the banks of the Delaware River to discuss Washington's triumphant December 1776 crossing and Fischer's book on the subject.
Music Interviews & Profiles
Steven Stucky Wins Pulitzer Prize for Music()
April 5, 2005 Steven Stucky, a Cornell professor, composer and conductor, has won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for music. His award-winning composition, the Second Concerto for Orchestra, premiered March 12, 2004.
Commentary
Steve Coll Essays, 'Ghost Wars' Excerpt ()
August 16, 2004 In a series of essays, commentator Steve Coll reflects on how terrorism binds voters in America, Afghanistan and Pakistan. His new book Ghost Wars chronicles the CIA's covert history in Afghanistan and Osama bin Laden's rise.
Art & Design
Stevens and Swan: 'De Kooning: An American Master'()
December 19, 2004 Dutch-born painter Willem de Kooning is remembered as the first modern art star. The story of his life and influence on 20th century American art is told in the book De Kooning: An American Master. Liane Hansen talks with the authors.
Books
'Fresh Air' Interview: Poetry Winner Ted Kooser()
April 4, 2005 Poet Laureate Ted Kooser's American Life In Poetry is a free weekly column providing a brief poem and description as a way to bring verse to the masses. Monday, Kooser won a Pulitzer Prize.
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