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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Live Music: Anthony Horner of Sociomuse

May 23, 2015 – 4:10 pm
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From 5-23-2015: Live Music with Anthony Horner of Sociomuse.

YES: Kyle Hammond & Leda Perdriel-Arons

May 23, 2015 – 3:35 pm
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From 5-23-2015: Original songs from Kyle Hammond and Leda Perdriel-Arons, guitar students of Joel Lindsey

YES: Gwen’s Girls

May 23, 2015 – 3:21 pm
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From 5-23-2015: Youth involved in the golf mentoring partnership between Black Diamonds and First Tee, a program of Gwen’s Girls.

YES: Pittsburgh Music Academy Guitarists

May 23, 2015 – 2:41 pm
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From 5-23-2015: Pittsburgh Music Academy guitarists Sophia Charron (13, Carnegie), Alannah Enfield (9, Woodland Hills), Wyatt Broaded (6, Mt. Lebanon), Shreyo Das (12, Environmental Charter School) and Svetlana Epperson (11, Mt. Lebanon).

Pittsburgh King After School: Studio Day

May 21, 2015 – 2:36 pm
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After a bit of a layoff due to state testing, our Radio Club at Pittsburgh King in the North Side reconvened at our studios. Students got to listen to some of their previous works, learn about the studio, and do some scratch recording.

Brashear After School: Thoughts on Graduating

May 20, 2015 – 2:31 pm
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The end of the school year is always a little bittersweet. On one hand, there are no more early mornings. No more class. Then again, there aren’t the daily interactions with friends, teachers, and classmates. Underclassmen will return to Brashear next year, but for those graduating it marks the start of a brand new chapter of life.

Phipps Fairchild Challenge: Shaler & Franklin Regional

May 19, 2015 – 10:38 am
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Franklin Regional Middle School student Sadie Puskar along with Shaler Area Middle Schoolers Michaela Brining, Eddie Sheets, Emily Kelly, & Molly McDonough discussing their award winning entries in the latest Fairchild Challenge, a national program encouraging environmental awareness and action in teens and sponsored locally by Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens.

YES: TRYPO’s Arioso Trio

May 19, 2015 – 10:21 am
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From Three Rivers Young People’s Orchestra (TRYPO) classical music with the Arioso Trio. Featuring: Kelsey Bares (flute, 10th grade Hampton High School), Michael Brown, (cello, Alderdice) and Caroline Fedor (piano, 11th grade North Allegheny High School)

Pittsburgh Manchester Prek-8: “What I Want to Be When I Grow Up”

May 18, 2015 – 11:21 am

Students at Pittsburgh Manchester wrote and recorded these pieces where they describe what they want to be when they grow up. These pieces are a result of their weekly sessions in which students will learn about the microphones, mixers and digital recorders used in producing features for radio.

In Studio: Billy Price

May 16, 2015 – 1:45 pm
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Pittsburgh soul-singer Billy Price with exclusive tracks from the soon-to-be released This Time for Real, his new collaboration with Mississippi-born Blues Hall of Famer and R&B legend Otis Clay.