Complex sentence: She began her career as a street reporter for KPIX in San Francisco, and in December 1979 became co-anchor of the 5 and 10 p.m. newscasts on KCRA-TV in Sacramento.
Split into simpler sentences: She began her career as a street reporter for KPIX in San Francisco. In December 1979 she became co-anchor of the 5 and 10 p.m. newscasts on KCRA-TV in Sacramento.