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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YES: HOPE for Tomorrow

April 25, 2015 – 3:56 pm

From 4-25-15: La’Taiziah (11, Westwood Elementary), Sakiyah (11, Pa. Cyber Charter School), K’aijha (12, Young Scholars of Western Pa. Charter School), and Gabby (13, Brashear High School) on their experiences with HOPE for Tomorrow.

YES: Center for Young Musicians

April 25, 2015 – 3:54 pm

From 4-25-15: Clara Yuo (8, Providence Heights Alpha School), Jayne Miner (10, Sewickley Academy), Emma Lammert (11, Shadyside Academy), Abby Bojalad (9, Sewickley Academy), Priya Klemz (9, Marshall Elementary), Kush Bandi (10, Winchester Thurston North Campus) and Lakshmi Mulgund (10, Sewickley Academy) are piano students from the Center for Young Musicians.

Preview: Sing Out for Pete 2

April 25, 2015 – 3:52 pm
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From 4-25-15: Gerard Rohlf and Ginny Hildebrand with a live-music preview of Sing Out for Pete 2, a sing-along for Pete Seeger.

Pittsburgh King After School: Wrestling Podcast, Episode 2

April 23, 2015 – 10:36 am
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After students listened back to their podcast from the week before, Radio Clubbers decided to make a second episode – with even more hot takes and analysis on professional wrestling!

Pittsburgh Brashear After School: In 10 Years

April 22, 2015 – 11:36 am
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Students at Brashear gazed into the future and talked about where they see themselves in 10 years. Some Radio Club members seem to have it all figured out, picturing themselves in a wide range of careers like pilot, software engineer, or professional soccer player.

Pittsburgh Manchester Prek-8: “Three Things About Me”

April 20, 2015 – 3:54 pm

7th graders at Pittsburgh Manchester PreK-8 got their first taste of Radio Club! After learning about The Saturday Light Brigade and the basic tenets of audio recording, the students then put this new knowledge to work briefly describing themselves in the recordings below.

Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8 After School 2015: Meaning of Life & Movie Discussion

April 20, 2015 – 3:26 pm

Students at ATA participated in two oddly disparate discussions, one focusing on issues of tremendous import like: “Did Darth Vader actually, really redeem himself at the end of ‘Return of the Jedi?'” The other discussion was about why we exist.

Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 2015: Editing

April 16, 2015 – 2:57 pm
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Students in Radio Club at Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 learned the basics of editing using Adobe Audition. They worked on finalizing the audio from their previously collected interviews.

Pittsburgh King After School: Wrestling Podcast, Episode 1

April 16, 2015 – 12:02 pm
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State testing is tough. With our King Radio Club students worn out from PSSA testing, we asked them what they wanted to talk about. The answer was a resounding “WRESTLING!”

Pittsburgh Brashear After School: After School is Important

April 15, 2015 – 2:46 pm
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We asked our Brashear Radio Club members why, if at all, after school programs are important to them. Some students appreciated the ability to use the gym to workout, while others cited the help they’re able to get with their homework, or the time spent with friends.