Bill Clement (Clement A. Paradis) was born in Lewiston, Maine on June 5, 1929, the son of a textile worker. He graduated from St. Dominic's High School in Lewiston and immediately went to work for radio station WCOU in Lewiston.
Bill was a veteran of the Korean conflict. While in the Army he was a broadcaster for the American Forces Radio in Europe. After his discharge he was employed for four years as a civilian manager of one AFN station in Italy and, at the same time, worked at another AFN station.
Upon his return he was employed for ten years at radio station WPOR in Portland, and later worked for station WKXA in Brunswick before returning to station WPOR in the fall of 1980.
Bill was a great disc jockey and exponent of “Country Music”. He was a friend to all and always ready to assist any aspiring artist in any way he could. He always gave freely of his time to assist in benefits and other country music functions.
Bill Clement was inducted into the Maine Academy of Country Music Hillbilly Heaven on September 24, 2006.
