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: Puppetry Guild of Pittsburgh

August 20, 2016 – 9:00 am
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From 08/20/2016: Puppeteers Cheryl Capezzuti, Darlene Fedele Thompson, Gwen Bowman and Kirsten Ervin on the newly formed Puppetry Guild of Pittsburgh and its first Puppet Slam, Union Project, 8/20.

Live Music: Tom Mason & Clint Hoover

August 13, 2016 – 12:00 pm
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From 08/13/2016: Tom Mason of the Blue Buccaneers and Clint Hoover perform pirate tunes the morning after their 8/12 Harmony in the House show at Bottlebrush Gallery & Center for the Arts, Harmony, Pa.

YES: Urban Impact Shakes, A Midsummer Night’s Dream

August 13, 2016 – 11:00 am
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From 08/13/2016: Melannie (18, Northside), Tyler (16, Ross Township), Ransom (18, Uptown), and Tiffany (21, Polish Hill) preview Urban Impact Shakes performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, New Hazlett Theater, 8/18 to 8/21.

Hoyt Center for the Arts Summer Camp 2016

August 11, 2016 – 11:43 am
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During week four of Hoyt Center for the Arts Summer Camp, Make Some Waves, campers worked with SLB Radio to learn about explore the technology used to make audio recordings for radio, while pracicing their ability to express themselves.

YMCA Lighthouse Project 2016-2017

August 9, 2016 – 10:00 am
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The YMCA Lighthouse Project is an afterschool program at the Homewood-Brushton YMCA that empowers young people through media arts and leadership. The Lighthouse provides students the opportunity to engage in a range of artistic fields including music production, filmmaking, architectural design, graphic design, spoken word and visual art. Students express themselves through music, videos and poetry and use these art-forms to better their community.

Live Music: John & Wendy Mackin and Nathan Zoob

August 6, 2016 – 12:00 pm
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From 08/06/2016: The John & Wendy Mackin Band and Nathan Zoob preview the Eden Hall Bluegrass Festival presented as part of the Chatham University Eden Hall Summer Series in collaboration with Calliope, 8/13 ( 3 to 10 pm), Eden Hall Campus, Gibsonia.

YES: Seton Center School of Music Violins

August 6, 2016 – 11:00 am
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From 08/06/2016: Seton Center School of Music violin players Rebecca Walter (11, Carnegie Elementary), Thomas Strauser (11, St. Elizabeth Elementary), Evan Koepfinger (13, PA Cyber), Isabella Cardimen (12, Holy Trinity), and Colin Cimino (12, Holy Trinity) perform ensemble pieces along with instructor John Ott.

Inclined to Care: Lifting the Alleghenies to New Heights, 2016

August 4, 2016 – 5:40 pm
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IN SUMMER 2016, the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies welcomed ten Youth Philanthropy Interns. This 8-week program was made possible through a grant from The Heinz Endowments and is based on its long-running similar program in Pittsburgh. Throughout their internship, students assessed community needs and developed two opportunities for local non-profits to apply for grants of up to $25,000 to address these needs. In addition to their grantmaking, interns created the radio documentaries on this CD with training from SLB Radio Productions in Pittsburgh. SLB will air the features across its 10-station network.

Radio Camp 2016 – Week 6 – Final Interviews & Graduation

August 3, 2016 – 10:17 am
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During our final three days of Summer Dreamers, radio campers presented an audio compilation of all their podcasts to the whole of Camp Marvelous, had a crazy fun party and got to play in a heated kick ball game!

3rd Annual Youth Garden Summit

August 2, 2016 – 1:19 pm
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On August 2, 2016, youth affiliated with Grow Pittsburgh, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Braddock Youth Project and Wilkinsburg Youth Project came together to celebrate and share their experiences working in gardens around the city over the summer.