Complex sentence: In 1985, the new WOIO television station was locally owned by Hubert B. Payne, the local sales manager at WKYC-TV (channel 3), who had been the first African-American to hold that position at a network affiliate.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1985, the new WOIO TV station was locally owned by Hubert B. Payne, the local sales manager at WKYC-TV (channel 3). He had been the first African-American to hold that position at a network affiliate.