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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Interview: Western Pa. Model Railroad Museum

December 17, 2016 – 8:00 am

From 12/17/2016: Bill Humphrey with details on the Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum holiday train show, weekends through 01/15/2017.

Woodland Hills Prime Time, 2016: Casablanca

December 15, 2016 – 11:39 am
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Students at Woodland Hills performed one of the many famous scenes from the 1942 cinematic classic “Casablanca.”

Propel Pitcairn After School: Snow Storm

December 13, 2016 – 2:56 pm
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It was the first real snow accumulation of the season and with the majesty and excitement of the first snow, we asked Propel Pitcairn students to imagine a wild hypothetical in which they must survive being snowed inside the school. Though all parties agreed that they were going to need heat, the other necessities (and means of escape) spanned a long and creative expanse!

Live Music: Coracree

December 10, 2016 – 12:05 pm
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From 12/10/2016: Old time music with Coracree on the morning after playing a 12/9 Pittsburgh Contra Dance with Ron Buchanan.

YES: Fairchild Challenge Honorees

December 10, 2016 – 11:05 am
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From 12/10/2016: Students featured from Washington Jr. High School, Woodland Hills Academy and Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Academy on apps they developed to encourage appreciation of nature and the environment as part of the Fairchild Challenge, a national program connecting teens with environmental issues and sponsored locally by Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens.

Interview: Mike Agranoff

December 10, 2016 – 9:05 am
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From 12/10/2016: Folk singer Mike Agranoff talks about his career and …

Propel Hazelwood After School: Monsters

December 7, 2016 – 5:58 pm
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We asked After Schoolers at Propel Hazelwood to dream up a fantastical creature that lives behind their school. There were a few different approaches to monster creation; some classically scary, some misunderstood, and some friendly.

Propel Pitcairn After School: Over/Underrated

December 6, 2016 – 1:11 pm
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We asked after school students at Propel Pitcairn what things they thought were overrated, as well as some things they thought didn’t quite get the recognition they deserved (like tea, for example).

Live Music: Bob Beach, Jim Klingler

December 3, 2016 – 12:00 pm
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From 12/03/2016: Live music with Bob Beach and Jim Klingler in advance of Bob Beach & Friends Remember DC Fitzgerald, Mr. Small’s Funhouse, 12/3 (8 to 11 pm).

YES: Seton Center Violinists

December 3, 2016 – 11:00 am
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From 12/03/2016: Seton Center School of Music students Ethan Von Hedemann (14, Keystone Oaks Middle School), Evan Koepfinger (13, Pa. Cyber Charter School), Marco Buzzard (7, Holy Trinity Catholic School) and Isabella Cardimen (12, Holy Trinity Catholic School) accompanied by their instructor, John Ott, with holiday selections on violin.