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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Crossing Fences: Homestead

November 17, 2015 – 2:44 pm
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Homestead Voices  features first-person reflections from nine men as collected by eleven boys.  Project activities were conducted in collaboration with Homestead Youth Project at Best of the Batch.  Listen below for each man’s story as well as reflections from the interviewers.

Crossing Fences: Braddock

November 17, 2015 – 2:34 pm
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Braddock Voices  features first-person reflections from ten men as collected by ten boys.  Project activities were conducted in collaboration with Braddock Carnegie Library and Braddock Youth Project. Listen below for each man’s story as well as reflections from the interviewers.

Crossing Fences: Sheraden

November 17, 2015 – 2:27 pm
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Sheraden Voices features first-person reflections from eleven men as collected by twelve boys.  Project activities were conducted in collaboration with H.O.P.E. for Tomorrow at Trinity AME Zion Church.  Listen below for each man’s story as well as reflections from the interviewers.

YES: Songwriter Logan Kellermann

November 14, 2015 – 12:00 pm
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From 11/14/2015: Logan Kellermann (12, McKeesport) performs his PTA award winning song, ‘If I Saw My Brother’s Face’.

Interview: Mark Rogalsky, Allegheny Quits for Life

November 14, 2015 – 12:00 pm
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From 11/14/2015: An interview with Mark Rogalsky on Allegheny Quits for Life, a week-long event to promote smoking cessation in Allegheny County Nov. 15-21.

Live Music: Shawn MacIntyre

November 14, 2015 – 12:00 pm
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From 11/14/2015: A cappella singer, Shawn MacIntyre, performs a selection of traditional folk tunes and sea shanties.

YES: South Hills Children’s Choir

November 14, 2015 – 12:00 pm
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From 11/14/2015: Vocalists Olivia (Scott Twp.), Maria (Bethel Park), Lydia (Eighty Four), Pollina (Washington), Riley (Bethel Park), Emilia (Washington), Ailsa (Bethel Park), Abbigail (McMurray), Clare (Eighty Four), Morgan (Canonsburg), and Emma (Eighty Four) of the South Hills Children’s Choir preview an upcoming performance at View Crest Presbyterian Church, Dec. 10.

YES: Orbit Media Staff

November 14, 2015 – 12:00 pm
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From 11/14/2015: Students of Muskingum University’s media group, Orbit Media Online, which operates WMCO 90.7FM, visit the studio and discuss media coverage ethics.

Media Empowerment Student Summit 2015

November 13, 2015 – 5:50 pm
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The Media Empowerment Student Summit (MESS) celebrated it’s second consecutive year – giving Pittsburgh area youth the opportunity to learn, interact, and network with a variety of like-minded professionals. The event, held at Carnegie Mellon University, featured seminars and workshops from organizations like TeenBloc, Digital Corps, and GTech.

Woodland Hills PrimeTime: Make-up Words

November 12, 2015 – 12:48 pm
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Woodland Hills PrimeTime middle-school students put their imaginative vocabulary to the test as each student was given a made-up word and tasked with giving it a meaning and using it a sentence.