Life Notes: Former WZZK/Birmingham PD/midday host Mike "Sandman" Sanders lost everything in a condominium fire in Birmingham on Oct. 31, including 30 years of photos and career memorabilia. A GoFundMe account has been set up by his sister; donate here. See local coverge of the fire here. Sanders plans to relocate to Nashville in early January. Reach him here.

Linda Ruppel, mother of WITL/Lansing, MI Dir./Content Jonathan “JR” Ruppel, died Nov. 1 at the age of 77 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. See her obituary and Nov. 5 funeral details here. Reach JR here.