Detroit Free Press | Philadelphia Inquirer Mitch Albom was a struggling musician when he met
Ed Guthman 27 years ago. "He got to talking about journalism. He gushed about the work, the writing, the deadlines, never having the same day twice, the chance to do some good. His voice fairly squeaked with enthusiasm, but in his clever, gentle way, he dangled ideas that lured me into questions. And I asked a million. Something stayed with me that night. I figured if a job could make a guy like him that satisfied, there might be something to it." ||
Susan Q. Stranahan recalls Guthman.