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: Mortimer Family of Pittsburgh Music Academy

September 28, 2013 – 10:57 am
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From 9/28/13: The Mortimer Family, featuring Madeline (age 14, violin), Lucinda (age 10, piano) and mother Elizabeth (piano) from Pittsburgh Music Academy

Clairton CASTLE: What I’m Looking Forward to This School Year

September 24, 2013 – 12:18 pm
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On our second day of Radio Club, students were asked what they were looking forward to this school year. Everyone was excited about the new blank slate and the opportunity to get better grades.

Live Music: The Saturday Giant

September 21, 2013 – 5:27 pm
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From 9/21/13: Live music with The Saturday Giant, aka Philip Cogley, a multi-instrumentalist who uses looping devices to create layered folk and pop tunes

YES: Beckas Family

September 21, 2013 – 5:17 pm
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From 9/21/13: The musical Beckas Family, featuring Jonathan (18), Drew (8) and Zoie (6), singing a range of songs

YES: City Theatre Company’s Young Playwrights

September 21, 2013 – 5:04 pm
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From 9/21/13: Kristen Link of City Theater on its 14th Annual Young Playwrights Festival along with Honesty and Hope LeGrande (Pittsburgh Arsenal 6-8) and Ariana Distler and Alayna Perrine (Sharpsville Middle School) with selections from their award-winning plays

14th Annual Alphabet Trail and Tales

September 18, 2013 – 11:44 am
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SLB was proud to be part of the 14th annual Citiparks Alphabet Trail and Tales, September 14, 2013 at the Frick Park Blue Slide Playground. In addition to providing story boxes and audio devices for children to explore, SLB recorded thoughts from kids and adults on reading and the the importance of literacy during our remote broadcast.

Clairton CASTLE: Three Things About Me

September 17, 2013 – 1:23 pm

Today marked our very first day of 2013-2014’s Radio Club at Clairton Middle School’s CASTLE program! We met our new students and broke the ice with a recording session–the topic of discussion: “What are Three Interesting/Cool/Funny/Awesome/Unique Things about Me?”

Reading is FUNdamental: Storymobile at Northview Heights

September 13, 2013 – 11:21 am
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In Spring and Summer of 2013, children and adults in Northview Heights were asked questions about literacy, including “Why is reading important?” and “Why do you like to read?” Their responses will be presented in a Storybox.

YES: Molly Noble

September 7, 2013 – 1:38 pm
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From 9/7/13: David’s Music House student Molly Noble, age 10, of North Strabane Intermediate School singing and playing guitar

YES: Gemini Theater’s “Little Mermaid”

September 7, 2013 – 1:26 pm
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From 9/7/13: Gemini Theater with a preview of its production of Little Mermaid, 9/7 through 9/22