Conversation so far:
When did Walter Cronkite start Walter Cronkite's career?
1935.
what was his job?
a series of newspaper reporting jobs covering news and sports.
what newspaper did he write for?
CANNOTANSWER.
when was he first on air?
he joined the United Press in 1937.
What was his first big story?
Subsequently, he was one of eight journalists selected by the United States Army Air Forces to fly bombing raids over Germany.
did anything happen during the flight?
He also landed in a glider with the 101st Airborne in Operation Market Garden and covered the Battle of the Bulge.
what were the ratings like?
CANNOTANSWER.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
CBS offered Cronkite $125 a week along with "commercial fees" amounting to $25.

Question: did he do any other work?
Self-contained rewrite: Other than his journalist career, did Walter Cronkite do any other work?