A National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Famer, Red Smith Award winner Mitch Albom has written a syndicated column for the Detroit Free Press since 1985, archived here exclusively, free of charge. He also periodically writes for national magazines and other press outlets.
He also writes a newsletter, “Life at the Orphanage” from Have Faith Haiti, and hosts the weekly podcast, Tuesday People. He formery hosted the The Sports Reporters podcast with Mike Lupica and Bob Ryan.
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My passport tells a story, but it’s mostly a story of privilege
CAP-HAITIEN, HAITI – Over the years, I’ve been asked to name my favorite possession. My answer seems to surprise people. It’s not a car. It’s not a house. It’s not a piece of memorabilia, like a signed baseball bat, nor a work of art or a family heirloom. It’s...
Detroit Lions prove they are ready for prime time with win at Baltimore
“They all count the same, but there are some that feel a little bit different. And this is one of those.” − Troy Aikman, on ESPN, after the Lions' 38-30 win over Baltimore You live long enough, you get to write a sentence like this: Monday...
Mitch's first column
Give me a Sporting Chance, and I’ll Give it Right Back
AUG 8, 1985
Let’s start with an old joke.
On a plane trip home after a football game, Buck Buchanan, a massive lineman for the Kansas City Chiefs, was sitting next to a sports writer. Buck had the aisle seat. The sports writer was by the window.
Dinner came, and they ate. Soon Buck fell asleep…
From the Press Box
Life at the Orphanage
Tuesday People Podcast
The Sports Reporters Podcast
(on hiatus)
Mitch Albom is nationally known sportswriter; columnist for the Detroit Free Press; author of Tuesdays With Morrie, The Five People you Meet in Heaven and other best-selling books; TV and radio personality; and philanthropist. For the past five years, he has been working to help children orphaned after a devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010. He writes about that effort here.
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What Makes a Place a Home
They lost everything they owned, but in the end each of them truly learned...what makes a place a home. There was no calm before this storm. Earl Walker raced through the apartment complex he managed. He banged on doors. “We’ve got to...
Make A Holiday For Someone
’Tis the season, says this best-selling author, but this year don’t just celebrate, Make A Holiday For Someone. You bring Popsicle sticks. You bring glitter. You bring boxes of donuts and inexpensive pizza. You bring stuffed animals, donated...