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Mr. Mitch Albom is a columnist for Tribune Media Services.[CR-LF][CR-LF]Mr. Albom is a 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. [CR-LF][CR-LF]"Tuesdays with Mitch" calls our current culture into question and comes down hard on tough issues like racism, bad parenting and guns in our nation's schools. His syndicated sports column delivers the human side of sports greats and not so greats, giving memorable accounts of their trials and tribulations. [CR-LF][CR-LF]Mr. Albom is the author of seven books including the world-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. Mr. Albom's long-awaited follow-up, "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" explores the mystery of the afterlife in a touching and heartfelt portrayal. [CR-LF][CR-LF]Mr. Albom has written for numerous national and international publications, including The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, GQ, SPORT, Germany's GEO magazine and MSNBC Online. [CR-LF][CR-LF]Mr. 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" and is co-host of ESPN's "Prime Monday." He won an Emmy award for his weekly commentaries on issues of the day for WJBK-TV2 in Detroit. [CR-LF][CR-LF]The Associated Press Sports Editors named Mr. Albom the #1 Sports Columnist in the Nation, the highest honor in the field, twelve times in thirteen years. He has received more than 100 writing awards, including five first-place APSE honors for feature writing as well as honors from AP, UPI, Headliners Club, the American Society of Newspaper Editors and National Sportswriters and Broadcasters Associations. [CR-LF][CR-LF]An accomplished songwriter and lyricist, Mr. Albom was also a nightclub singer, a pianist and an amateur boxer. He has a Masters in Journalism and an MBA from Columbia University. A Philadelphia native, Mr. Albom is married and lives in a suburb of Detroit.

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