2-08-2015 Finding Bigfoot’s Cliff Barackman
Our next contestant in the search for a new Co-Host Contest is my nephew Joshua Brinker. Josh joins me in welcoming our good friend Cliff Barackman back to BTE Radio for another rousing discussion on our favorite Cryptid, Bigfoot. We'll be talking with Cliff about his 25 year career as a Sasquatch researcher, the show Finding Bigfoot and we'll find out from Cliff what he's been up to. This Sunday night Cliff Barackman returns to BTE Radio.
About Cliff
Cliff
as a PersonCliff was born and raised in Long Beach, California.
Throughout his youth, his interests were drawn towards both the physical
and biological sciences, as well as to music. These interests later
brought him to dabble in a wide variety of sciences in college before
later deciding to pursue his degree in Jazz Guitar. Cliff can be heard
performing guitar around the Portland area, when he’s not busy in the
field. Cliff’s interest in the sciences drove him to a teaching career
where he could share his love and appreciation of the natural world with
young people, and particpate in the occasional sing along.
While
Cliff was navigating his life, his growing interest in the bigfoot
phenomena drove him to travel to other parts of the country to look into
the mystery. By extensively travelling the West Coast, he found himself
unsatisfied with living in Southern California and wanting to live
closer to bigfoot habitat. After living in various parts of California
and Washington State, he eventually settled in Portland, OR where he
lives today.
Cliff has been a dedicated
sasquatch field researcher for the past two decades. Known throughout
the Sasquatch scientific community for his extended expeditions, he has
been known to spend over 200 days a year in the field. Over the years he
has managed to gather data supporting the hypothesis that sasquatches
are an undiscovered species of great ape that walks bipedally and lives
in North America. Though finding and documenting data is a goal of
Cliff’s research, it is not the primary goal. The process of bigfooting is fun!
Cliff
has appeared in various media outlets over the years in regards to his
bigfoot experience. He has written extensively on the subject with his
work being featured not only on his own blog, but on other websites as
well. He has also been featured in student reports, newspaper articles,
video documentaries, and more.
In
2007, Cliff was contacted to be on the History Channel’s
“Monsterquest.” The episode, entitled “Legend of the Hairy Beast,”
featured Cliff and fellow bigfoot researcher, James “Bobo” Fay
investigating bigfoot sighting reports on the Klamath River in Northern
California. Being the first whites to ever be invited to do bigfoot
research on the Yurok Indian Reservation, Cliff and Bobo interviewed
Native American elders about their experiences with sasquatches. They
hired Indian river guides, and made base camp in a cabin with no access
other than by river. They also utilized advanced night vision technology
to try to film sasquatches at night from a river jet boat.
Being
well-respected in the bigfoot community and beyond, Cliff is often
called upon for comments about bigfoot evidence and research. He was the
featured expert in news items broadcast to the Portland, OR and
Seattle, WA media markets in regards to the infamous Georgia Bigfoot
Hoax of 2008 where he clearly stated that it was a falsification. He has
appeared on many internet radio shows, and was also a featured guest on
“Coast to Coast with George Noory.”
In
Spring, 2010, Cliff was asked to accompany Bob Saget on a bigfoot
expedition in Northern Washington State. Bob was filming an episode of
his A&E series, Strange Days with Bob Saget, where he would partake
in an eccentric subculture’s way of life for a weekend. Bob and Cliff
were filmed discussing the various types of recorded sasquatch
vocalizations on record, and Bob walked away very impressed with the
evidence. As a parting gift, Cliff gave Bob a copy of the 1982 Grays
Harbor, WA footprint cast.
Cliff
is currently being featured in Animal Planet’s new series, Finding
Bigfoot. Once again teaming up with colleagues James “Bobo” Fay, Matt
Moneymaker, and Ranae Holland, Cliff is traveling the country
investigating bigfoot evidence. His expert opinion, level-headed
approach, and analytical mind is essential to the team. When numbers
need to be extracted for the sake of data analysis, or when a footprint
needs to be permanently recorded, he is there to offer his unique
skills. Cliff augments the credibility of Finding Bigfoot with his
passion for data collection, and his ability to explain complex ideas in
simple fashions.
Cliff holds a Bachelor of
Arts Degree from California State University, Long Beach. Cliff was a
jazz guitar student of Bay Area guitarist, Dave Schroeder, and later went on to take lessons from jazz great, Ron Eschete,
and specialized in the seven-stringed jazz guitar. Having graduated
both the university and from Mr. Eschete, Cliff now does casual gigs in
and around Portland, OR where he lives. He commonly plays in small
groups, but most notably the jazz guitar duet, Mo’ Strings Attached
with Andrew Wright, a skilled luthier living in Beaverton, OR. Cliff occasionally updates his musical website, though the demands of bigfooting often prohibit him from giving his musical projects their deserved attention.
To learn more about Cliff visit his websites www.cliffbarackman.com
http://www.northamericanbigfoot.com/
Tune in live this Sunday night as we welcome the Squatchiest guy we know, Cliff Barackman back to BTE Radio.