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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Woodland Hills PrimeTime Afterschool

October 8, 2015 – 1:40 pm
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7th & 8th graders of Woodland Hills PrimeTime After-school program are in transition. This year, the junior-high and high-school students have been brought together under the one roof. Hear what they have to say about the new learning environment as they compare and contrast experiences from years past and discover the new and exciting opportunities that come with being in a new building.

Clairton CASTLE 2015-16: Three Things About Me

October 7, 2015 – 2:56 pm

A new school year has begun and with it a new year of Radio Club at Clairton Middle School’s CASTLE program! As an introduction to radio production–as well as to each other–5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade students were asked to answer this writing prompt: “In three words, how would others describe you?”

Voices of McKeesport

October 7, 2015 – 11:29 am
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During Summer 2015, SLB Radio Productions, Inc., in partnership with YouthCAST convened a group of middle and high school students. While learning about digital audio recording, the group also spent time discussing attributes of role models and identifying adults with a connection to McKeesport to be interviewed.

Pittsburgh King After School 2015-16: Three Things About Me

October 6, 2015 – 11:49 am

On our first day of Radio Club, students at Pittsburgh King were asked: “How would others describe you?”

Live Music: Pittsburgh Savoyards

October 3, 2015 – 2:00 pm
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From 10/03/2015: Zach Luchetti, John Teresi, and Rob Hockenberry with Pittsburgh Savoyards preview Iolanthe for performances at Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 10/9 through 10/18.

Live Performance: Jonah Winter, Picture Book Author, and Tom Roberts, Pianist

October 3, 2015 – 2:00 pm
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From 10/03/2015: Jonah Winter, a New York Times best-selling picture book author, Tom Roberts, and Sally Denmead talk about Jelly Roll Morton, Dizzy Gillespie, and others featured in Jonah’s biographies.

YES: Kentucky Avenue School Mythological Monster Mash-Up

October 3, 2015 – 2:00 pm
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From 10/03/2015: Gemma Brooks (7), Eliza Harris (8), Olina Mukherjee (9), Lukyan Silver (10), and Zora Harris (11) of Kentucky Avenue School talk about their Mythological Monster Mash-Up Project for Maker Faire Pittsburgh, 10/10 and 10/11.

YES: Big Brother Big Sister of the Month

October 3, 2015 – 2:00 pm
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From 10/03/2015: Big couple Brian Needham and Ami Saji with little brother, Xavier, talk about their relationship forged by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh along with BBBS staff, Sandra Eritano.

YES: City Theatre Company Young Playwrights

September 26, 2015 – 1:30 pm
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From 09/26/2015: City Theatre Company 2015 Young Playwrights award-winners Korey Grecek (13, Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter), Tara Marsh (14, Lincoln Junior/Senior High School), Ciara Sing (15, Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12), Michelle Do (16, North Hills High School), and Sasha Edwards (16, Washington High School) all have plays selected for the 2015 Young Playwrights Contest.

Live Performance: Speak Life Storytellers

September 26, 2015 – 1:30 pm
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From 09/26/2015: Captain Adam J. Keene and First Officer Langston Kelly of Speak Life Storytellers present an odyssey of the imagination. They tell the story of a group of kids and their search for the key to wealth.