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: Fairchild Challenge

December 27, 2014 – 2:43 pm
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From 12-27-14: Fairchild Challenge photography honorees Audrey Lyda (The Ellis School), Bilquisu Abdullah, Syed Rizvi and Sean Bright (Shaffer Elementary), Eddie Sheets (Shaler Area Middle School), Dylan Sparkenbaugh (David E. Williams Middle School), and Panari Patel (Keystone Oaks Middle School).

YES: David’s Music House student Natalie Boehm

December 27, 2014 – 2:37 pm
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From 12-27-14: 7th-grade bass clarinet-player and David’s Music House student Natalie Boehm.

Preview: Alison K. Babusci

December 27, 2014 – 1:42 pm
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From 12-27-14: Alison K. Babusci with a story from her upcoming performance at Trinity Cathedral as part of First Night Pittsburgh.

YES:Pittsburgh Center for the Arts

December 20, 2014 – 5:31 pm
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From 12-20-14: Squirrel Hill student William on his experiences learning about Minecraft atPittsburgh Center for the Arts.

YES:Center for Young Musicians

December 20, 2014 – 5:30 pm
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From 12-20-14: Teen guitarists Ben Solomon (Pine-Richland), Manav Kathir (Ingomar), Nolan Jacob and Samuel Farls (both of Providence Heights Alpha), Allison Spear (Seneca Valley) from Center for Young Musicians performing holiday songs.

YES: Kyle Hammond & Leda Perdriel-Arons

December 20, 2014 – 5:28 pm
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From 12-20-14: Teenagers Kyle Hammond (Sewickley) and Leda Perdriel-Arons (Dorseyville) with original songs on guitar.

Live Music: Frank Capelli

December 20, 2014 – 11:11 am
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From 12-20-14: Original songs for children and adults with Frank Capelli.

Brashear Students Build Free Mini Libraries

December 19, 2014 – 1:25 pm
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Brashear High School students, in conjunction with the “Be There” campaign, kicked off a mini library project by donating the first of many free book depositories at Paisano’s Pizza in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood.

The libraries were built by Brashear students and will be placed around the district, as well as other parts of the city.

SLB was on hand to speak with students and gather audio from the inaugural little library. The first voice you’ll hear belongs to parent volunteer Deb Smallwood.

Pittsburgh Brashear After School: Impressions of America & Being Bilingual

December 17, 2014 – 11:54 am
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You may have noticed in other Brashear recordings that many of our After School students are international.

This week we continued our round table discussions while embracing that international perspective. Radio club members in Block 1 talked about their first impressions of America as compared to their countries of origin, while Block 3 conversed about the benefits and challenges of becoming/being bilingual.

Wilkinsburg After School: Police Brutality/Why We Are Scared of The Police

December 16, 2014 – 4:02 pm
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Students get into a deep conversation when talking about some events that happened over a couple weeks ago. They also talk on why they are scared of the police.