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Still on the Air:
Clint Barrick's Life
in Music and Radio
by Jeannie Lovett Barrick
Radio broadcaster. Musician. West Texan: After decades of
service to classical music and radio, Clint Barrick begins again at
Lubbock’s Classical 105.7
Clint interviewing artist B.C. Gilbert.
1960s. From there, he gained an asset at Texas Tech for 35 years,
appreciation for classical music and accompanying various ensembles
found deep love and admiration for including the Texas Tech University
the symphonic literature and opera. Choir, the Symphonic Wind
As a child on his family’s farm, Ensemble, the University Orchestra,
f you’ve lived in Lubbock or on Clint studied Richard Wagner’s and the Texas Tech Opera Theatre,
the South Plains of Texas for any leitmotifs on the tractor as he tended in addition to many accomplished
Ilength of time, you’ve probably the cotton. He played the piano at individual vocalists and
heard the voice of Clint Barrick on First United Methodist Church in instrumentalists along the way.
the radio or maybe even heard him Abernathy and began accompanying
play the piano or organ in person. his friends for Solo and Ensemble During his time at Texas Tech, Clint
A native of Abernathy, the talented contest as early as junior high school. played for many state, national,
and international conferences in
son of Clayton and Frances Barrick, After graduation from Abernathy addition to performing as a soloist at
has spent his life sharing his musical High School in 1978, Clint began Carnegie Hall, and as collaborative
gifts on the radio, at Texas Tech Texas Tech University as a horn pianist at The Kennedy Center, The
University, in area churches, and in major but quickly found his way Lincoln Center, Disney Hall, and
other community performances. to singing and, ultimately, to his Orchestra Hall in Chicago.
Clint’s musical endeavors began as greatest talent as a collaborative In January 1990, Clint began
a child when his mother, Frances pianist. He credits Dr. William working for Texas Tech Public
(Smathers) Barrick, took him to Westney as the person who made Media, known first as 89.1 KOHM-
the Lubbock Symphony in the the biggest difference in his gift
as a pianist. Clint remained an FM and later as KTTZ-FM. He was
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