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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Clairton CASTLE 2016: Mysterious Monday

May 11, 2016 – 2:08 pm
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Students at Clairton recorded a radio drama in the vein of such classic films as “Big” or “Freaky Friday,” posing the hypothetical question: “What would you do if you switched bodies with your Math teacher?”

Pittsburgh King 2016: Audio Message Exchange – Episode #2

May 10, 2016 – 2:04 pm
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Students at both Pittsburgh King and Clairton Middle School continued to send each other audio messages these past two weeks, asking about their school cafeteria food, school basketball teams, and what is the best place in their neighborhood?

Live Music: Mark Tamsula & Richard Withers

May 7, 2016 – 12:00 pm
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From 05/07/2016: Mark Tamsula (fiddle) and Richard Withers (banjo, whistle) preview their new album, Behind the Door: Old Time Music of Southwestern Pennsylvania.

Interview: Pittsburgh Musical Theater “Rent”

May 7, 2016 – 11:05 am
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From 05/07/2016: Brecken Farrell (14, Knoch), Elena Doyno (16, Allderdice), Sabina May (16, Moon HS), Palmer Masciola (16, Brashear), Mia Schmidtetter (16, Fox Chapel HS), and Sky Bennett (18, Allderdice) are all performers in Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s upcoming performance of “Rent”, The Gargaro Theater, 5/12 through 5/15.

Interview: Youth Invasion

May 7, 2016 – 10:35 am
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From 05/07/2016: Kendal Nasiadka (18, Oakland Catholic), Matt Muschick (18, Pittsburgh CAPA), and Emily Wolfe (18, The Ellis School), accompanied by Sarica Feng and Christen DiLeonardo, discuss Youth Invasion 2016, The Warhol, 5/13.

Interview: Remake Learning Days

May 7, 2016 – 9:00 am
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From 05/07/2016: Ryan Coon of The Sprout Fund preview’s Remake Learning Days, 5/9-5/15 city-wide.

Interview: EQT Children’s Theater Festival

May 7, 2016 – 8:30 am
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From 05/07/2016: Pam Komar with a preview of the EQT Children’s Theater Festival in the Cultural District, 5/12-5/15.

Interview: Dancing Classrooms Pittsburgh, “Colors of the Rainbow”

May 7, 2016 – 7:15 am
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From 05/07/2016: Mark Rogalsky previews Dancing Classrooms Pittsburgh’s next match-up at Pittsburgh Allderdice, 5/14 at 10am.

Perry After School: Alien Stories Part 1

May 3, 2016 – 4:07 pm
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In the vastness of space… are we alone? Regardless of the actual answer to that question, we asked Perry After School students to create a story that in some way included an extraterrestrial being.

Live Music: Peter King and Mark Perna

April 30, 2016 – 12:10 pm
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From 04/30/2016: Live music with Peter King (guitar and vocals) accompanied by Mark Perna (electric bass).