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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YES: Big Brother Big Sister of the Month

November 5, 2016 – 10:35 am
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From 11/05/2016: Big brother Luke Fleisch and little brother Nijhay (8th grade, Steel Valley) talking about their relationship as forged by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh along with BBBS staffer Tom Baker.

Live Music: Anne Feeney & Andy Fite

November 5, 2016 – 10:15 am
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From 11/05/2016: Anne Feeney with Stockholm-based jazz guitarist, Andy Fite in advance of their 11/6 (4 pm) house concert in Friendship.

Woodland Hills Prime Time, 2016-2017: Funny Stories & Hobbies

November 3, 2016 – 5:01 pm
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Students at Woodland Hills wrote and recorded about their favorite hobbies, a few comedic stories and one even wrote a samurai-themed adventure!

Propel Hazelwood After School: If I Were Mayor

November 2, 2016 – 5:21 pm
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Election season is (finally) almost over. Students at Propel Hazelwood put on their civil servant hat and laid out what they would do if they were elected mayor.

Propel Pitcairn After School: Pseudonyms

November 1, 2016 – 4:13 pm
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It never hurts to have a pseudonym on hand. Just ask authors like Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), Benjamin Franklin (Anthony Afterwit, among many others), or Stephen King (Richard Bachmann). We tasked after school students at Propel Pitcairn with creating an alias and a backstory for their phantom character.

Woodland Hills Prime Time, 2nd Semester, 2016-2017: Introductions

November 1, 2016 – 11:18 am
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6th, 7th & 8th graders at Woodland Hills Junior/Senior High School had their first day of Radio Club, where they were introduced to the Saturday Light Brigade as well as the basics of audio production.

Interview: Allegheny City Ragtime Orchestra

October 29, 2016 – 12:05 pm
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From 10/29/2016: Tom Roberts previewing an upcoming concert of the Allegheny City Ragtime Orchestra 11/4, 7:30 pm, Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, Carnegie along with Kira Bokalders (clarinet) and Dan Morrison (bass).

YES: South Hills Children’s Choir

October 29, 2016 – 11:05 am
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From 10/29/2016: Members of the South Hills Children’s Choir Bethany Decker (13, Canon McMillan Middle School), Celia Dobransky (14, Hillcrest Christian Academy), Emelia Hickman (11, Claysville Elementary), Riley Kirik (13, Independence Middle School), Olivia Emerick (12), Ailsa Foulke (12), Pollina Livanos (13), Clare Nolan (16), Emma Nolan (12), Lydia Nolan (14), Amber Willis (14), and Heather Willis (16), all homeschooled, along with instructor Jennie Nolan.

YES: Center for Young Musicians Guitar Ensemble

October 29, 2016 – 10:35 am
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From 10/29/2016: Guitarists Amir Awais (10, Winchester Thurston), Julian Drake (12, North Hills Middle School), Ben Solomon (15, Pine-Richland High School), and Allison Spear (17, Seneca Valley High School) from the Center for Young Musicians perform along with their instructor, Mark Marston.

Oakland Catholic High School: RadiOC Podcasts

October 28, 2016 – 10:00 am
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From 10/28/2015: Thematic podcasts produced by Gabrielle Moran with support from the Oakland Catholic student body and moderated by Heidi Rinkacs.