Complex sentence: However, Bassett was quite popular and highly respected within TVOntario, remained as head of the network, and still holds the position in 2004, a year after Eves was defeated by Dalton McGuinty.
Split into simpler sentences: However, Bassett was quite popular within TVOntario, and remained as head of the network. She still holds the position in 2004, a year after Eves was defeated by Dalton McGuinty.