Complex sentence: In Buffalo, Beard served as anchor for Channel 2 News Daybreak and Midday on WGRZ, and has helped propel WGRZ's morning newscast, "Daybreak", into first place in Buff alo's Nielsen ratings.
Split into simpler sentences: In Buffalo, Beard served as anchor for Channel 2 News Daybreak and Midday on WGRZ. While anchor, WGRZ's morning newscast, "Daybreak" vaulted into first place in Buffalo's Nielsen ratings.