Mitch Albom, a “writer with soul” (Los Angeles Times), is an author, screenwriter, playwright and nationally syndicated columnist. Four of his books, including Tuesdays with Morrie, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, For One More Day, and Have a Little Faith, have been made into highly acclaimed television movies for ABC. Albom has founded nine charities in and around Detroit, including the first ever 24-hour medical clinic for homeless children in America, and also operates an orphanage in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, which he visits every month without exception. He lives with his wife, Janine, in Detroit.
Pat Livingston is the News Director at Up North Live News, 7&4 News, and 29&8, a position he has held since March of 2011. Pat is in his 36th year in television news. He started his career as an anchor/ reporter at the ABC affiliate in Youngstown, Ohio, and has interviewed the likes of John Glen, Alex Trebek, Roger Ailes, and Diane Sawyer. After 10 years on the air, he moved into management, serving as news director in Illinois, Ohio, and Utah. He serves on the boards of Safe Harbor and the Women’s Resource Center, as well as a tri-county Community Corrections Advisory Committee. Pat and his wife Tina live on Old Mission Peninsula with their 3 dogs and a cat named Stella.
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