Complex sentence: Thomson was one of the first women to produce variety specials for CBC Television, including "Juliette's Favourite Things", and in 1988, she was a Best Variety Program finalist for a Gemini award as producer of "Gordon Pinsent Sings Those Hollywood Songs".
Split into simpler sentences: Thomson was one of the first women to produce variety specials for CBC Television, including "Juliette's Favourite Things". In 1988, she was a Best Variety Program finalist for a Gemini award as producer of "Gordon Pinsent Sings Those Hollywood Songs".