On a trip to Quebec City with his godfather in 1934, Leclerc astounded himself by getting a job as a radio announcer, a position that he kept for three years. During that period, he acquainted himself with the artistic world and began playing the guitar, which was to become his constant companion. After a short period back on the family farm, he accepted an offer to join a new radio station in Trois-Rivières. He worked there for two and a half years, making the acquaintance of novelist Yves Thériault and writing radio sketches.
In 1939 Leclerc moved on to Radio-Canada in Montreal where he sang his first song in public ("Notre Sentier"), began acting, and devoted himself wholeheartedly to his writing. A few brief periods in other occupations-mortician's assistant, for one-only confirmed him in his chosen path. By 1941 he had established a solid reputation as a writer and had worked with some of the finest artistic talent of the day, including Guy Mauffette, a prominent director at Radio-Canada. The following year, he married Andrée Vien, a public relations employee at Radio-Canada.
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