Articles by SLB Radio
YES: Ventus Quartet
From 03/05/2016: Oboist Lexie Kroll, (17, Lincoln Park) and flautists Beth Danley (16, Trinity Christian), Kelsey Bares (16, Hampton), and Elizabeth Sikes (19, CCAC) make up the Ventus Quartet of Youth Chamber Connection.
YES: WYAS Radio Hour, Live!
From 03/05/2016: Young Actors Studio of Saltworks Theatre Company, previews WYAS Radio Hour, Live!, a radio drama to be performed 3/11 and 3/12 at Church of the Ascension.
Shady Side Academy After School Explorers: Radio Club
In Winter of 2015-2016, SLB Radio Productions, Inc., in partnership with Shady Side Academy’s After School Explorers worked with a group of students to learn about and explore the technology used to make audio recordings for radio, while practicing their ability to express themselves. Each student wrote and illustrated a book about their lives containing pages about their families, their friends, places they’ve traveled and even explanations on how to do something!
Clairton CASTLE 2016: The Tsacdop – “Frozen” Movie Review
8th graders at Clairton assembled to record another installment of the student-led podcast, The Tscadop. Their topic this week? The animated film, “Frozen.”
Perry After School: My Name
Whether it’s a pet, a car, or a person – there’s a lot of thought that goes into naming something. And when that name is your own, you don’t even get to choose it! We asked out Perry Traditional Academy group what they knew about their own first names. Is there a story behind their moniker? Would they change their name and, if so, what would they change it to?
Live Music: Pittsburgh Savoyards
From 02/27/2016: Cast members from The Pittsburgh Savoyards preview the production of Pirates of Penzance along with Matt Brown (keyboard), Lynette Garlan (producer) and Sean Lenhart (director). Production runs 3/4 to 3/13 at Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall.
YES: Fairchild Challenge
From 02/27/2016: Bella Greco (Shaler MS), Deeksha Sharma and Jocelyn Blackburn (Gateway HS), and Maya Winter, Sao Mai Nguyen, Gordan Merkel, and Moria Connell (Ellis) are all Fairchild Challenge honorees for their projects on biophilic design at their schools. The Fairchild Challenge is sponsored locally by Phipps Convervatory and Botanical Gardens.
YES: Center for Young Musicians
From 02/27/2016: Alexa Bronkaj (8, New Kensington), Ava Heinricher (11, North Allegheny), and Josephine Reiter (12, Squirrel Hill) are violinists from Center for Young Musicians.
Interview: Jason Sauer, Most Wanted Fine Art
From 02/27/2016: Most Wanted Fine Art gallery owner and demolition derby champion, Jason Sauer, on the work that he and his wife, Nina, have done with Goodwill of Southwestern Pa: providing training to young men recently released from prison.
BJWL: Empower Me Healthy
During the 2015 – 2016 and 2016-2017 school years, SLB Radio, in partnership with Family Resources’ out-of-school time program at BJWL in Glen Hazel, convened a group of middle school-aged girls in the Empower Me Healthy program. While learning about digital audio recording, the group spent time discussing how to establish, build, and maintain healthy life relationships with an emphasis on reducing teen dating violence (bullying/harassment) as well as maintaining a healthy self-image. Through mentoring and the expertise of partnering organizations, the girls will be armed and empowered with knowledge and skills to share with peers, parents, teachers and the community at large.
