Sarah Gardner is a television news anchor

News presenter

A news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather...

. She was an anchor for KCRA-TV

KCRA-TV

KCRA-TV, channel 3, is a television station in Sacramento, California, United States. KCRA-TV is owned by Hearst Television, a subsidiary of the Hearst Corporation, and is an affiliate of the NBC television network...

 in Sacramento, California

Sacramento, California

Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...

 from 1993 to 2007.

Early life and education

Gardner was born Sarah Dyke on October 30, 1960 in Middleton, Wisconsin

Middleton, Wisconsin

Middleton is a city in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. It is a western suburb of the state capital, Madison but it was actually founded before Madison. It got its name from Middletown, Connecticut; the "w" being dropped was due to a paper work error made by long time historian Edward Kromrey...

, and is the daughter of former Madison, WI Mayor, William Dyke. She graduated from University of Wisconsin in 1982 while working as a DJ playing country music.

Career

She later went to work in TV as a weekend weather anchor and writer/ producer at WMTV

WMTV

WMTV is a NBC affiliated television station serving Madison, Wisconsin. The station is owned and operated by Gray Television, and has its studio and transmitter located in Madison.-History:...

 NBC 15 in Madison, Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin

Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....

. She later moved to Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...

 as an evening news anchor for WBTV

WBTV

WBTV, channel 3 , is the CBS affiliate in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is one of two flagship stations of Raycom Media. WBTV's studios are located off Morehead Street just west of Uptown Charlotte, and its transmitter is located in north-central Gaston County, North Carolina...

. In 1993, she was hired for an anchor position at KCRA, where she co-anchored with Kelly Brothers, John Alston and Chris Riva during her time there. She now hosts a show on CBS called "America's Heartland" and is doing other freelance voice over work.

Marriage and children

She is married to Chuck Gardner, a housing contractor. The couple have two children, Ginny Gardner who is 15 and currently modeling and acting, also and Chas who was diagnosed with the condition, autism. She and her husband helped co-found the M.I.N.D. Institute

MIND Institute

The UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute research and treatment center affiliated with the University of California, Davis, with facilities located on the UC Davis Medical Center campus in Sacramento, California...

 at UC Davis Medical Center

UC Davis Medical Center

UC Davis Medical Center is a private, major academic health center located in Sacramento, California.The 645-bed hospital serves as key referral center for a area that includes 33 counties and 6 million residents...

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