Complex sentence: Born in Elgin, Illinois, he has written for the "Washington Post" newspaper for several decades, and is generally credited for popularizing the idea of treating TV as seriously as theater or film from a critic's point of view.
Split into simpler sentences: Born in Elgin, Illinois, he has written for the "Washington Post" newspaper for several decades. He is generally credited for popularizing the idea of treating TV as seriously as theater or film from a critic's point of view.