Mitch Albom
Mitch Albom wears many hats, including nationally syndicated writer of two columns he pens for the Detroit Free Press, best-selling author and radio and television personality. His lifestyle column, "Tuesdays with Mitch," and his sports column are syndicated by Tribune Media Services.
Albom is the author of seven books, including the acclaimed "Tuesdays with Morrie," which has become one of the most popular books in recent years. "Tuesdays" spent 70 weeks on The New York Times' best-seller list, was selected for Oprah Winfrey's on-air book club, and was made into an Emmy-winning TV movie. Albom's follow-up, "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" explores the mystery of the afterlife in a touching and heartfelt portrayal.
Albom has written for numerous national and international publications, including The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, GQ, Germany's GEO magazine and MSNBC Online.
Albom is the host of two popular radio programs that reach 38 states on ABC's flagship radio station, WJR-AM in Detroit: "Albom in the Afternoon" and "The Sunday Sports Albom." He is also a panelist on ESPN's "Sports Reporters." He won an Emmy award for his weekly commentaries on issues of the day for WJBK-TV2 in Detroit.
The Associated Press Sports Editors named Albom the No. 1 sports columnist in the nation, the highest honor in the field, 12 times in 13 years. He has received more than 100 writing awards from organizations including the American Society of Newspaper Editors and National Sportswriters and Broadcasters Associations.
An accomplished songwriter and lyricist, Albom was also a nightclub singer, a pianist and an amateur boxer. He has a master's in journalism and an MBA from Columbia University.
Mitch Albom Samples
Nursing mother is what the hype doctor ordered
When I first saw the new Time magazine cover of a nearly 4-year-old boy nursing on his mother's exposed breast, I must admit it made me nostalgic: For a time when they wrapped magazines in brown paper.
Her child still missing, a mother soldiers on
There was a movie not too long ago, based on a book called "I Don't Know How She Does It." I don't know how she does it.
In an era of wonder, he supplied the imagination
There's a scene in the play, "Ernie," in which the actor playing Ernie Harwell reenacts the way he broadcast minor-league baseball games in the 1940s, when there was no money to send him on the road.
I'd like to teach to the world to ... glee
Sometimes, when you live in Michigan, people from out of state ask you, "Why?" This is a story that answers that question. I was a feeling a little blue this past week. We met at the Cottage Inn, a large pizza restaurant brimming with college kids.
Words with Friends spells e-a-t-s t-i-m-e
Don't tempt me. Put it away. I have resisted Pong, Space Invaders, Pac-Man and Super Mario Bros. I have scoffed at Asteroids, Donkey Kong and entire generations of Game Boys. Put it away. Shut it off. I'm serious.
Woman, 101, sees wrong turned right
This week, she will make cookies in a brand new kitchen. This week, she will sit in a brightly painted living room. This week, she gets her house back. She never should have lost it.
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