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He is a graduate of [[Brandeis University]] and [[Columbia University]]. Before becoming a journalist, Albom was briefly an amateur boxer, nightclub singer, and pianist.

Albom was the center of a major journalistic controversy in [[April 2005]]. His column on [[April 3]] described former [[Michigan State University|Spartans]] [[Mateen Cleaves]] and [[Jason Richardson]] cheering MSU at a Final Four game against the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|North Carolina Tar Heels]] on [[April 2]]. However, he later announced that this was not true: the players were never at the game. Upon an internal investigation, the ''Detroit Free Press'' explained that Albom's column was written based on interviews he'd had with the two players the week prior to the game. They had both expressed plans to be at the game, but ultimately were unable to go. Albom did not have an opportunity to omit this in his column, however, because the deadline for the Sunday column was [[April 1]] (the night before the actual game). The newspaper declared that disciplinary actions would be taken. Some called for Albom's resignation. Others continued to show support.

Mitch Albom is a staunch opponent of Wikipedia. On his radio show 12/13/05, he declared that his entry on Wikipedia contained several errors and that it the site not be used as a reference.