Youth Expression Showcase

Our weekly radio program invites students in Grades K-12 to perform live on the air. Hear young musicians, singer/songwriters, photographers, writers, poets and other people who express themselves through the arts.

Oral History

SLB Radio’s Oral History Program connects teens with adult role models in their communities. Click here to listen.

Callers

Since 1978, The Saturday Light Brigade has broadcast LIVE spontaneous on-air phone calls from kids and adults as part of its Saturday morning radio program. Now you can hear some of the most memorable calls from people participating in on-air games and other participatory features or simply calling to tell us about something exciting.

Performance

Join us as we celebrate the original talent in our midst with these weekly archives of in-studio performances by regional and national musicians and artists. Folk, bluegrass, jazz, singer/songwriter, international, storytellers and more!

Interviews

Audio replays from the hundreds of arts, human services and other non-profit organizations interviewed by SLB each year.

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In Studio Pop-up: I Want to Be An Ambassador

April 14, 2018 – 8:35 am
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From 04/14/2018: Susan Brozek Scott and Newlin Archinal with details on the I Want to Be An Ambassador summer camp from Luminari that encourages youth to develop a world view and sense of diplomacy

Live Music: Richard Withers, Kathy Fallon and Mark Tamsula

April 7, 2018 – 11:05 am
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From 04/07/2018: Richard Withers, Kathy Fallon and Mark Tamsula with old-time music from the Samuel P. Bayard Collections in celebration of their new CD The Snowy Hill, to be released 4/22 (4 to 7 pm) at Theadbare Cider House, Northside, 4/22 (4 to 7 pm)

Youth Express: Carnegie Mellon Music Prep

April 7, 2018 – 10:05 am
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From 04/07/2018: Five groups of students (ages 6 to 15) from Carnegie Mellon Music Preparatory School performing original works inspired by City of Asylum refugee poet Osama Alomar with keyboard, marimba, glockenspiel, and congas under the direction of Jennie Dorris

In Studio Pop-up: Brawling Bard Theater

April 7, 2018 – 8:35 am
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From 04/07/2018: Brawling Bard Theater members Alan Irvine, Anne Rematt, Alexandra Mykita and Michael Mykita with scenes from their performance at the Pittsburgh Fringe Festival, St. Mary’s Lyceum, Northside, 4/6 to 4/8

Inclusive Innovation Feature on Youth Express

April 4, 2018 – 2:00 pm
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On 4/4, SLB Radio was proud to partner with the City of Pittsburgh for its third annual Inclusive Innovation Week. Here are excerpts from our live Youth Express webcast during which we welcomed children, youth and adults to our studios to talk with each other about play, pastimes and more. Special thanks to Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, Playful Pittsburgh Collaborative, Age-Friendly Greater Pittsburgh, CLP Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse and Fine Art Miracles, Inc. for collaborating on this multigenerational project project.

Live Music: E. May

March 31, 2018 – 11:05 am
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From 03/31/2018: Live acoustic performance with E. May

Youth Express: Pittsburgh Musical Theater, High School Musical & Titanic

March 31, 2018 – 10:35 am
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From 03/31/2018: Pittsburgh Musical Theater performers Tsehaynesh Rigotti (12, Falk Laboratory School), Brecken Farrell (16, Knoch High School), Shaun Walker (12, Seneca Valley Middle School), Alex Ficco (18, South Fayette High School), Ella Jo-Reinhart (13, St. Sylvester), Mia Schmidtetter (18, Fox Chapel High School), Aubrie Knapp (18, Pine-Richland High School), Amara Busa (16, Pine-Richland High School), Dara Kovacevic (17, Pittsburgh CAPA) and Jeramie Welch (17, Keystone Oaks) with a preview of High School Musical, Jr. and Titanic, A New Musical, New Hazlett Theater, 4/5 to 4/8

Youth Express: North Hills Orchestra

March 31, 2018 – 10:05 am
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From 03/31/2018: The North Hills Orchestra comprised of 4th and 5th grade students from Highcliff, McIntyre, Ross, and West View Elementary Schools under the direction of Allison Craig

In Studio Pop-up: Greater Harmony Chorus of Sweet Adelines

March 31, 2018 – 8:35 am
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From 03/31/2018: Live music with the Greater Harmony Chorus of Sweet Adelines

Live Music: Buffalo Rose

March 24, 2018 – 11:05 am
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From 03/24/2018: Live music with Buffalo Rose in advance of their debut album release show, Stage at Karma, South Side, 3/30 (8 pm)