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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Woodland Hills Prime Time, 2016-2017: “When I Grow Up”

September 22, 2016 – 12:11 pm
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This week the 7th, 8th & 9th graders at Woodland Hills Prime Time were asked the classic question: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Some students wanted to join the various law enforcement agencies, one had his heart set on video game design, while another just wanted to design a Pokemon-themed car.

Woodland Hills Prime Time, 2016-2017: My Neighborhood

September 20, 2016 – 11:25 am
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Students attending Woodland Hills Prime Time wrote and recorded these pieces about their neighborhoods–what they about them liked, what they didn’t like, and what they would change.

Live Music: Haygood Paisleys

September 17, 2016 – 12:00 pm
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From 09/17/2016: The Haygood Paisleys with old-time string band music.

YES: Camden Kiggins

September 17, 2016 – 10:35 am

From 09/17/2016: Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Camden Kiggins (13, Quaker Valley) performs original and cover tunes.

Interview: James Edward Mills

September 17, 2016 – 9:05 am
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From 09/17/2016: James Edward Mills Climbing The Hill, featuring free activities including a community dialogue about the importance of getting urban youth outdoors, a neighborhood hike, rock climbing, and screening of on An American Ascent, a documentary about the first African American expedition to tackle Denali.

Generation Freedom Tree – Oral History

September 15, 2016 – 12:39 pm
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In Summer of 2016, SLB Radio Productions, Inc., in partnership with Generation Freedom Tree, convened a group of students to conduct interviews with community leaders and mentors. Generation Freedom Tree’s mission is to educate, entertain, and create a place of freedom to one’s self and power. By allowing children and teens to have the freedom to be themselves, we allow them to truly THINK for themselves and teach one another.

Woodland Hills Prime Time, 2016-2017: Monster Stories

September 13, 2016 – 12:11 pm
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Students at Woodland Hills Junior/Senior High School participated in their second session of Radio Club! This time they were asked to write and record stories that would make listeners’ neck hair stand on end. Some revolve around a menacing mutant werewolf gorilla while others concern themselves with the all consuming nature of “Pokemon Go!”

Live Music: Old Soles and Seedy Players

September 10, 2016 – 12:00 pm
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From 09/10/2016: Members of Old Soles and Seedy Players live with neo-soul psychedelic pop music.

YES: Big Brother Big Sister of the Month

September 10, 2016 – 10:35 am
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From 09/10/2016: Dinasia (14, Arsenal Middle School) and big sister, Alicia, discuss their relationship forged by the Big Brother Big Sister of Greater Pittsburgh: Be a Middle School Mentor program along with BBBS staffer, Malissa.

Interview: Re:NEW Festival

September 10, 2016 – 9:00 am
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From 09/10/2016: Tanja Grass and Susan Swarthout discuss Re:NEW Festival, a celebration of creative reuse, sustainability and transformation at multiple Pittsburgh locations, 9/9 through 10/9.