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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Youth Express: Seton Center School of Music, Violins

September 2, 2017 – 10:35 am
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From 09/02/2017: Seton Center School of Music violinists Evan Koepfinger (14, Achievement House Cyber Charter School), Rocco Tobul (10, Banksville Elementary) as well as Colin Cimino (13), Isabella Carimen (13), Sarah Buzzard (10) and Marko Buzzard (8) from Holy Trinity School with instructor John Ott.

Youth Express: Sunburst School of Music Explore Program

September 2, 2017 – 10:05 am
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From 09/02/2017: Sunburst School of Music Explore program featuring Brandon Kandun Browning-Dias (6, The Campus School at Carlow University) on drums, Emma Zett (7, St. Bernard’s School) on guitar, Martin Gallagher-Karelitz (7, Sunnyside Academy) on bass, Ethan Johnson and Sathya Krishnan (both 8, Pittsburgh Colfax) on vocals and keys along with instructor, Alex Stanton.

In-Studio Pop Up: Peanut Butter and Jam Sessions, Chatham Baroque

September 2, 2017 – 8:35 am
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From 09/02/2017: Andrew Fouts (violin), Patty Halverson (viola da gamba) and Scott Pauley (theorbo and baroque guitar) preview Nature’s Music, the first in a monthly series of Peanut Butter and Jam Sessions offered by Chatham Baroque for preschoolers and families, 9/9 (10 and 11:30 am), Calvary Episcopal Church.

Live Music: Brandon Lehman, Swiss Army

August 26, 2017 – 11:05 am
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From 08/26/2017: Live music with Brandon Lehman of Swiss Army

YX: Art and Moneer, AFS-USA

August 26, 2017 – 10:35 am
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From 08/26/2017: Art Vula (16, of Kosovo) and Moneer Ghanem (16, of Palestine) discuss their experiences as part of the AFS-USA international cultural exchange and scholarship program along with program host and volunteer Dar Frederickson

YX: Queen of the West

August 26, 2017 – 10:05 am
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From 08/26/2017: Queen of the West featuring fiddle-playing sisters Josephine (7), Lillian (8) and Camille (14) of Pittsburgh’s South Side.

Pittsburgh Public Schools 2017 Back to School Event

August 23, 2017 – 1:42 pm
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Pittsburgh Public School students and parents talk about event activities, …

In-Studio Pop Up: Kindergarten… Here I Come!

August 19, 2017 – 11:05 am
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From 08/19/2017: Rising kindergartners from throughout southwestern Pennsylvania visit our studios as we join the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and other colleagues for the 13th annual Kindergarten…Here I Come to support members of the Class of 2030.

Youth Express: Investing Now

August 19, 2017 – 10:35 am
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From 08/19/2017: Mohannahas Fitch-Pennybaker (15, Pittsburgh Brashear), Eliyah Roberts (14, Shadyside Academy), Michael Magnotti (16, Baldwin HS), Haajar Ahmad Ali (15, Homeschooled), Jada Woods (15, Pittsburgh CAPA) and Sydney Williams (14, Chartiers Valley HS) are part of the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering Investing Now pre-college diversity program along with Pitt’s Emiola Jay Oriola.

Youth Express: The Palisade Playhouse production of “Annie”

August 19, 2017 – 10:05 am
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From 08/19/2017: Rachael Parsons (12), Nicole Parsons (9), Danielle Parsons (6), of Jefferson Hills, Zoie Beckas (10, Bellevue) and Maggie Belliston (7) are cast members of The Palisade Playhouse production of Annie, running 8/17 to 9/2.