Mitch AlbomAuthor, journalist, screenwriter, playwright, radio and television broadcaster and musician.

The beginning

Born: May 23, 1958 in Passaic, New Jersey

Middle of three children

Grew up in Oaklyn, New Jersey (not far from Philidelphia)

Schooling

Bachelors degree in 1979 from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, majoring in sociology. Worked as a performer in Europe and America for a few

years after graduating.

Masters degree at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism

MBA from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business

Jobs

Began as a freelance sports journalist in NY

Feature writer and eventual sports columnist for The Fort Lauderdale News and Sun Sentinel in Florida

1985- moved to Detroit- became a acclaimed sports journalist at the Detroit Free Press Known as one of the best known media figures in that city’s

history, working in newspapers, radio and television

Books

Tuesdays with Morrie 4 years on the NY Bestseller list

Is now the most successful memoir ever published

The Five People You Meet in Heaven (1st novel) Most successful US hardcover first adult novel ever

For One More Day Debuted at No.1 on the NY Times Bestseller List and spent

nine months on the list

1st book chosen by Starbucks Book Break Program

Have a Little Faith 2009 Oprah.com selected as the best nonfiction book

TV Movies

Tuesdays With Morrie in1999 Four Emmy awards

The Five People You Meet in Heaven Aired on ABC 2004- Most watched TV Movie of the year

19million viewers

For One More Day- 2007

Have a Little Faith- 2011

Charities

The Dream Fund

A Time To Help

S.A.Y. Detroit- an umbrella organization for charities dedicated to improving the lives of the neediest people

A Hole in the Roof Foundation

Have Little Faith

Have Faith Haiti Mission

Working Homes/ Working Families

Other booksThe Time Keeper

Bo

Fab Five

Live Albom 1-4

In 2010 Albom was named the recipient of the Red

Smith Award for lifetime achievement by the

Associated Press Sports Editors

He lives with his wife Janine, in Detroit.