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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Propel Northside: City of Asylum’s Exiled Writers

June 10, 2016 – 1:32 pm
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SLB Radio Productions, Inc., in partnership with Propel Northside and City of Asylum, convened a group of students to create oral histories with exiled writers from City of Asylum’s Writer Residency program.

Live Performance: Steel City Shakespeare Center

June 4, 2016 – 12:16 pm
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From 06/04/2016: Actors Timothy Barr, Amy McMasters, Brittany Tague and Michael Young preview scenes from Much Ado About Nothing from Steel City Shakespeare Center under the artistic direction of Jeffrey Chips (also acting), in advance of two 6/4 performances at Millvale Community Library (1 pm) and Troy Hill Citizens Park (6 pm) and additional performances through 6/16.

YES: Johnstonbaugh’s Music Centers Guitarists

June 4, 2016 – 11:15 am
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From 06/04/2016: Johnstonbaugh guitarists Jackson Farmakis (11, Central Elementary) and Ben Yurek (12, Homeschooled), perform under the instruction of Craig “Izzy” Arlet.

YES: Fairchild Challenge

June 4, 2016 – 10:35 am
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From 06/04/2016: Fairchild Challenge Honorees Ella Conti (12, Woodland Hills Academy), Evan Baldwin (14, Shaler Middle School), by phone, Destiny Morgano and Amber McGaffick of Shaler Middle School reflect upon their projects and the program. The Fairchild Challenge is sponsored locally by Phipps Convervatory and Botanical Gardens.

Interview: Summer Reading Extravaganza

June 4, 2016 – 9:30 am
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From 06/04/2016: Dan Hensley, Bonnie McClosey and Suzanne Thinnes on the 16th Annual Summer Reading Extravaganza at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in Oakland, 6/5, 12-5pm.

Interview: Ian Neumaier of Find Some Flow

June 4, 2016 – 8:00 am
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From 06/04/2016: Ian Neumaier of “Find Some Flow” on the installation of the first Accessible Play-Locker at North Fayette Community Center, 6/8.

Propel Homestead Afterschool Radio Club 2015-2016

June 2, 2016 – 2:50 pm
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Throughout the 2015/2016 school year, SLB Radio Productions, Inc., in partnership with Propel Homestead, met with middle school students to discuss topics that were important to them.

Live Music: John Marcinizyn

May 28, 2016 – 12:05 pm
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From 05/28/2016: John Marcinizyn with live acoustic guitar selections and details about his CD, Blue Ride.

YES: Center for Young Musicians Pianists

May 28, 2016 – 11:05 am
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From 05/28/2016: Clara Yuo (9, Ross Twp.), Abby Bojalad (10, Sewickley), Lakshmi Mulgund (11, Sewickley), Jayne Miner (11, Gibsonia), and Kush Bandi (11, Wexford) are all students at the Center for Young Musicians and perform pieces on piano.

YES: Onyx Quartet

May 28, 2016 – 10:35 am
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From 05/28/2016: Violinists Charlie Burton (14, Squirrel Hill) and Mei Hommes (13, Forest Hills), Violist Felix Veser (14, Fox Chapel), and Cellist Abby Mirra (16, Mt. Lebanon) perform Mozart’s Quartet no. 172 as the Onyx Quartet. All are members of the Three Rivers Young People’s Orchestra.