He is also an author of three books. In addition to being a respected academician, Dr. Gardere has been a contributor to the FOX Network, the Today Show, MSNBC, and CNN. Dr. Gardere was the host of VH1’s Dad Camp, has appeared on the Love and Hip Hop and Housewives reality show franchises, and was recently a contributor and substitute anchor on the nightly newscast, Chasing News, on WWOR- TV, NJ. Dr. Gardere recently starred in the documentary film, Mental Health in Color. Dr. Gardere has also co-produced the documentary films: You Are Not Alone, Black Gay Men and Depression; Erasing Family, Parental Alienation and the Effects on Children; and When Harlem Saved a King, The Assassination Attempt on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.