<P> She won an oratory contest , which secured her a full scholarship to Tennessee State University , a historically black institution , where she studied communication . Her first job as a teenager was working at a local grocery store . At the age of 17 , Winfrey won the Miss Black Tennessee beauty pageant . She also attracted the attention of the local black radio station , WVOL , which hired her to do the news part - time . She worked there during her senior year of high school , and again while in her first two years of college . </P>
<P> She won an oratory contest , which secured her a full scholarship to Tennessee State University , a historically black institution , where she studied communication . Her first job as a teenager was working at a local grocery store . At the age of 17 , Winfrey won the Miss Black Tennessee beauty pageant . She also attracted the attention of the local black radio station , WVOL , which hired her to do the news part - time . She worked there during her senior year of high school , and again while in her first two years of college . </P>
when did oprah begin her career in broadcasting
when did oprah begin her career in broadcasting
her senior year of high school
her senior year of high school