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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Live Music: David Meyer

October 1, 2016 – 1:00 am
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From 11/24/07: David Meyer (pictured middle front) with acoustic blues and conversation. Hear more from David as part of live on-air performances with Big Snow Big Thaw from January 15th, 2011 and June 9th, 2012. David passed away on September 20, 2016 at 37 after touching thousands of lives — our included — with his gentle spirit, beautiful mind, open ears and huge heart.

Holy Family Academy Radio Broadcast Journalism Class: 2016-2017

September 30, 2016 – 1:59 pm
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As part of their 11th grade curriculum, students participate in courses hosted onsite at various educational partners. This year, in partnership with SLB Radio, students are taking part in a Radio Broadcast Journalism class and creating radio documentaries on topics of their choosing.

Woodland Hills Prime Time, 2016-2017: Mic Technique & Video Games

September 29, 2016 – 12:07 pm
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Students at Woodland Hills Prime Time wrote and recorded about their love of video games. Mike also gave a surprise trombone performance for the whole class!

Propel Hazelwood After School: Week 1

September 28, 2016 – 4:50 pm
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It was a great first week with after school students at Propel Hazelwood. Aside from learning about microphone technique, how to use the equipment, and the important jobs during the recording process, students shared their interests as well as how they (and others) would describe them.

Propel Pitcairn After School: Week 1

September 27, 2016 – 11:22 am
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We’ve just started the year at Propel Pitcairn with an after school group of sixth, seventh, and eights graders! To get to know each other better, students wrote and recorded about how others would describe them, as well as their hobbies and interests outside of school.

Live Music: The Carpenter Ants, featuring Larry Groce

September 24, 2016 – 12:15 pm
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From 09/24/2016: Live music with the Carpenter Ants and Larry Groce (appearing 9/23 as part of the Harmony In the House series) in advance of the 9/25 Mountain Stage taping at the Byham Theater.

YES: Pittsburgh Concert Society Young Artist, Gracielle Constantine

September 24, 2016 – 11:15 am
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From 09/24/2016: Pianist and Pittsburgh Concert Society Young Artist honoree, Gracielle Constantine.

Live Music: Erynn Marshall & Carl Jones

September 24, 2016 – 10:45 am

From 09/24/2016: Folk duo Erynn Marshall & Carl Jones with songs on fiddle, guitar, mandolin and banjo in advance of their 9/24 concert with Mark Tamsula & Richard Withers at SongSpace, First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh, 9/24.

YES: 2016 WQED WriteOn!

September 24, 2016 – 10:05 am
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From 09/24/2016: WQED WriteOn! competition honorees Raya Merritt (7, Hampton Central Elementary), Elly Strittmatter (10, South Fayette), Isabella Nickola (7, St. Louise de Marillac), Colby Zimmer (8, Bower Hill Elementary), Sarah White (11, Hampton MS), Caraline Sommer (10, Gill Hall Elementary), and Charlize Donaldson (9, Abraham Lincoln Elementary) talk about their writing in advance of Passages & Prose: A Gathering of Authors & Their Books 10/01 (10am – 4pm), Cooper-Siegel Community Library, Fox Chapel.

Interview: [You]nity Zine Release Party

September 24, 2016 – 8:00 am
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From 09/24/2016: Duquesne University Senior, Nijah Glenn Nasiadka, with details on the [YOU]nity Zine Release Party, 9/30 (7 to 10 pm), Irma Freeman Center for Imagination