Original sentence: Hosted by Oliver North, the program covers a number of different stories relating to war and national defense, featuring individuals who were directly involved with the topic covered in the episode
Edited sentence: Hosted by Oliver North (former US Marine Corps officer, who had been convicted of three felonies during the Iran-Contra scandal and subsequently pardoned), the program covers a number of different stories relating to war and national defense, featuring individuals who were directly involved with the topic covered in the episode