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!

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Audio replays from the hundreds of arts, human services and other non-profit organizations interviewed by SLB each year.

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Clairton CASTLE 2015: End of the Semester Celebration

March 25, 2015 – 4:01 pm

Over the course of this semester, Elementary and Middle School students in Clairton’s CASTLE program have been working hard each week creating awesome audio recordings and, to celebrate all their hard work, on this, their final day of Radio Club, students got to enjoy an awesome party!

Brashear After School: When I Get Home & Stress

March 25, 2015 – 10:39 am
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Since students were gearing up for spring break, they decided to discuss what they do when school is over and they get home. Some Radio Club members helped their younger siblings with homework, hung out with friends, or immediately got something to eat.

Clairton CASTLE 2015: Microphone Building – Pt. 2 & Karaoke

March 23, 2015 – 2:35 pm

Students at Clairton’s CASTLE after school program finished building their DIY microphones!

Live Music: Stu Fuchs

March 21, 2015 – 1:22 pm
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From 3-21-15: Buffalo-based ukulele player Stu Fuchs performing live.

YES: Naomi Ruth Allen

March 21, 2015 – 1:14 pm
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From 3-21-15: Naomi Ruth Allen (17, Pittsburgh Barack Obama Academy) with original songs a capella.

YES: Sam Dietz

March 21, 2015 – 12:28 pm
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From 3-21-15: Sam Dietz (17, Shaler Area High School), reading an excerpt from her book manuscript, and talking about the play she wrote and will produce with an all-student cast.

YES: Thomas Ik-Hyun Kim

March 21, 2015 – 12:00 pm
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From 3-21-15: Pittsburgh Civic Orchestra Young Artists Competition winner Thomas Ik-Hyun Kim (15, North Allegheny Intermediate High School) accompanied by pianist Sergi Marcholcov performing an excerpt from the Saint-Saens Cello Concerto in A minor.

Preview: Empty Bowls

March 21, 2015 – 10:34 am
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From 3-21-15: Ken Regal and Lisa Scales on Empty Bowls 2015, a simple community meal of bread and soup to acknowledge and benefit Just Harvest and Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.

Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 2015: Important Issues

March 19, 2015 – 12:29 pm

Students in Radio Club at Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 wrote and recorded these pieces where they describe issues and concerns they have about their school, their neighborhood and even the world. In addition to these pieces, they each chose one person they would like to interview and shared one question they would ask that person.

Pittsburgh King After School: Super Power

March 19, 2015 – 10:55 am
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If you had to pick one super power, what would you choose? We asked students at Pittsburgh King the same question and got some really off the board answers. Our Radio Club members aren’t interested in standard powers like flying or invisibility, but would rather have control over lava or be able to melt faces.