Complex sentence: Gaining recognition in a major media market as a top local anchorman, political editorialist and news executive, he was the recipient of the 1967 National Headliner Award and was named, in 1970, the state's most outstanding citizen by Georgia's Toastmasters.
Split into simpler sentences: Gaining recognition in a major media market as a top local anchorman, political editorialist and news executive, he received the 1967 National Headliner Award. In 1970, he was named his state's most outstanding citizen by Georgia's Toastmasters.