If someone says you're a reporter and doesn't want you to anchor then you wonder why you worked so hard at it.

In January 1989 Gardner was a member of the NBC broadcast team for Super Bowl XXIII (San Francisco vs. In 2004 (to celebrate the 25th anniversary of SportsCenter) Gardner returned to anchor a special "old school" edition of SportsCenter alongside Stuart Scott. Gardner is considered a pioneer in sports broadcasting having been the first female sports anchor to appear weekly on a major network.

Gayle Gardner (born ca. Gardner is considered a pioneer in sports broadcasting having been the first female sports anchor to appear weekly on a major network.