for he was both intelligent ( though not scholarly so , ivy leagues were not lining up scholarships or anything ) and tenacious , and after securing an office-boy job at one of the new york radio stations-in a wild display of true talent for the job-he broke through when , with the help of neighborhood connections ( for he had already at this time built up a strong credit side in the favors ledger ) he managed to obtain an interview with a rape victim that no one else at the station , or any other station for that matter , whether radio or television , could reach .