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  1. Gayle Gardner (born c. 1950) is an American sportscaster who worked for ESPN and NBC Sports beginning in 1987 until 1993. Gardner is considered a pioneer in sports broadcasting, having been the first female sports anchor to appear weekly on a major network. [1] [2]

  2. Dec 25, 1991 · Gayle Gardner is the country's highest-paid female sportscaster, with a $300,000-a-year contract at NBC. She talks about her struggles, achievements and future plans in this 1991 article.

  3. Dec 24, 1992 · Gayle Gardner is one of the most prominent female sportscasters on NBC's NFL coverage. She started in Baltimore in the 1980s and faced obstacles and discrimination in the male-dominated industry.

  4. Mar 16, 1991 · Gayle Gardner anchors from the Prudential Studio in New YorkFrom BayhillArnold Palmer is playing wellLeader board, Nick FaldoWorld Figure Skating Promo.

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  5. Aug 9, 2021 · Learn how Gayle Gardner, an anchor on ESPN, became one of the most visible and respected women sportscasters in America. She knows sports, covers almost every sport, and has hosted major events like the America's Cup and the U.S. Olympic Festival.

  6. When network sports television began airing back in the mid-to-late 1940's, it was a medium totally dominated by men. The very idea of a woman being included with relation to even talking about ...

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  8. Feb 11, 2019 · Freeman writes that Gardner “was instantly credible to viewers, a difficult feat for women in sports at the time.” He also writes that Gayle was perhaps the best writer of the early anchors. Like others who lived in Bristol, Gardner, reared in Brooklyn, carped about the lack of a social life in the Connecticut hamlet, a blue collar mainstay.

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