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Mitch Albom is a bestselling author, a nationally acclaimed newspaper columnist (with the Detroit Free Press) a radio host (with WJR-AM) and a television commentator (with ESPN and ABC.)

His well-known book, "Tuesdays With Morrie", is now the best selling memoir of all time, with nearly 10 million copies sold worldwide. Albom, along with playwright Jeffrey Hatcher, adapted the book into a hit play, which opened off-Broadway late 2002. That play is currently being performed in regional theaters throughout North America.

Albom’s first novel, "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" was published in 2003 has been on the New York Times bestsellers list for more than a year. With a screenplay by Albom, “Five People” has been adapted into an ABC movie starring Jon Voight, Ellen Burstyn and Jeff Daniels.

Albom founded two charities in Detroit, "The Dream Fund" and "A Time To Help". He serves on numerous charitable boards around the country and makes his home in suburban Detroit.