The LA Times did not receive a Pulitzer Prize in 2010. However, it was nominated for a Pulitzer for its exposure of gaps in California's oversight of dangerous and incompetent nurses.
Roger Ebert, film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, won the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning critic with the first name Richard is Richard Eder. He was a book critic and reviewer for The New York Times and won the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 1987.
There is no formal limit to the number of times a person (or news organization) can win a Pulitzer Prize. Robert Frost won four times for his poetry; The New York Times won 109 times for Journalism.
The Los Angeles Times won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 2011 for "its exposure of corruption in the small California city of Bell where officials tapped the treasury to pay themselves exorbitant salaries, resulting in arrests and reforms"
There is no Pulitzer Prize-winning Critic who fits all your stated criteria in the Pulitzer.org database. The closest matches are a journalist named Richard Eder, of Los Angeles Times, who won a 1987 Pulitzer for his book reviews; a journalist named Frank Rich, of The New York Times, who was a Pulitzer finalist in 1987 and 2005; and a theatre critic named David Richards, of The Washington Post, who was a finalist in 1989.
Los Angeles Times Book Prize was created in 1980.
Eugene O'Neill was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama four times: in 1920 for "Beyond the Horizon," in 1922 for "Anna Christie," in 1928 for "Strange Interlude," and in 1957 posthumously for "Long Day's Journey into Night."
The Los Angeles Times has won 39 Pulitzer Prizes for Journalism, including six prestigious Public Service Awards in 2011, 2005, 1984, 1969, 1960, and 1942.
In 2007, The New York Times staff won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for their coverage of the government’s warrantless wiretapping program. In 2008, The Washington Post won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for its coverage of Vice President Dick Cheney.
The Pulitzer Prize borad has not said that "Swamplandia" was not up to its standards. The only thing that they say is that it did not (nor did either of the other two books preesnted for the fiction prize that year) receive the majority of votes needed to award it the prize. there was no fiction prize awarded tht year (which has also happened at least ten other times).
Explanatory Reporting (Michael Moss and members of The New York Times Staff).National Reporting (Matt Richtel and members of The New York Times Staff).
Sounds like Robert Frost.