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Where does Cronkite get Walter Cronkite's start in  jounalism?
He entered broadcasting as a radio announcer for WKY in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
What year did he work at WKY?
CANNOTANSWER.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
With his name now established, he received a job offer from Edward R.
Murrow at CBS News to join the Murrow Boys team of war correspondents.

Question: what made his name be noticed before the job offer?
Self-contained rewrite: what made Walter Cronkite's name be noticed before the job offer?