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: Kim Thomas, Culture Clips

January 30, 2016 – 12:45 pm
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From 01/30/2016: Kim Thomas of Culture Clips on their launch celebration at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh Feb 4.

Live Music: Emily Pinkerton and Rodrigo Invernizzi

January 30, 2016 – 12:45 pm
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From 01/30/2016: Emily Pinkerton and Rodrigo Invernizzi with roots music from North and South America in advance of their performance at the SongSpace concert series, First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh, 1/30 (7:30 pm)

YES: Pittsburgh Concert Society Young Artists Winner, Elizabeth Guo

January 30, 2016 – 12:45 pm
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From 01/30/2016: Pittsburgh Concert Society Young Artists Competition winner Elizabeth Guo with selections from Mozart on piano.

Clairton CASTLE 2016: A Start of a New Semester, Round Table Story Telling, “Three Things About Me” and the Makey Makey!

January 27, 2016 – 12:36 pm
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With the start of a new semester at Clairton School comes a new semester of Radio Club at the CASTLE after school program. It also means new Radio Clubbers!

YES: Fairchild Challenge

January 23, 2016 – 12:45 pm
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From: 01/23/2016: Rose Lee (13, Dorseyville Middle School) and Jillian Sullivan (13, Shaler Area Middle School), honorees of the Fairchild Challenge #3 talk about their drawings of local Spring blooms.

Interview: Crystal Worl

January 23, 2016 – 12:45 pm
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From 01/23/2016: Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh F.I.N.E. Art Resident Crystal Worl on formline shapes and storytelling traditions from her native Alaska.

Clairton CASTLE 2016: A Day in the Life

January 20, 2016 – 12:24 pm
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Students at Clairton were asked to write about their typical day–with no detail being too small. “What happens? Where do you go? What do you do? What’s the best part of your day?” And, finally, “what’s the worst part?”

Streaming Justice Webcast 2016: Students Honor MLK

January 18, 2016 – 8:00 pm
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On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, high school students hosted Streaming Justice, a live five-hour webcast. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., participants hosted the live webcast, selected the songs played during their segments and learned about the equipment used in a live broadcast. Discussions covered topics such as civil rights, youth engagement, public education and other matters of justice and equity.

Students that participated in Streaming Justice are from area high schools including Barack Obama Academy, City Charter, North Allegheny, Oakland Catholic, Pittsburgh Allderdice, Pittsburgh CAPA, Propel Braddock Hills, Westinghouse and Woodland Hills Academy.

Live Music: The Ripples

January 16, 2016 – 12:45 pm
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From 01/16/16: Cincinnati-based contra dance band The Ripples present a contemporary-meets-traditional sound influenced by jazz, bluegrass, waltz, world, and pop.

Interview: Girl Scout Emily Ruggieri

January 16, 2016 – 11:30 am
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From 01/16/16: Girl Scout Emily Milliron Ruggieri of South Greensburg on her work to encourage customers to donate Girl Scout cookies to Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Her goal this year is 7,500 boxes of cookies!