Background
Albom, Mitchell David was born on May 23, 1958 in Passaic, New Jersey, United States. Son of Ira and Rhoda Albom.
Albom, Mitchell David was born on May 23, 1958 in Passaic, New Jersey, United States. Son of Ira and Rhoda Albom.
Bachelor in Sociology, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1979. Master of Arts in Journalism, Columbia University, New York City, 1981. Master of Business Administration, Columbia University, New York City, 1982.
Frelance sports writer Queens Tribune, SPORT magazine, Sports Illustrated, GEO, Philadelphia Inquirer. Full-time feature writer, then columnist The Fort Lauderdale News Sun Sentinel, 1983—1985. Lead sports columnist Detroit Free Press, since 1985, syndicated weekly column, since 1989.
Sports commentator WLLZ-FM, Detroit, 1987. Host FM radio show The Sunday Sports Albom, 1988—1996. Talk show host WJR (760 AM), Detroit, since 1996.
Regular appearances Entertainment and Sports Programming Network's The Sports Reporters, SportsCenter. Contributing editor Parade magazine.
Founder, director volunteer organization The Dream Fund, since 1989, A Time to Help, since 1998, S.A.Y. Detroit, since 2006, A Hole in the Roof Foundation. Founder The Tuesdays With Mitch Foundation. Member of Football Writers America, Tennis Writers America, Baseball Writers America.
Married Janine Sabino, 1995.