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: Adele Grabowski

March 30, 2013 – 11:25 am
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From 3/30/13: Vocalist and Carnegie Mellon student Adele Grabowski, one of the winners of the 2012-2013 Pittsburgh Civic Orchestra Young Artist Competition

Live Music: Jay Hitt

March 23, 2013 – 1:33 pm
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From 3/23/13: Live music with Jay Hitt

Big Brother Jon Arvay and Little Brother James

March 23, 2013 – 1:26 pm
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From 3/23/13: Big Brother Jon Arvay and Little Brother James along with BBBS staff member Sandra Eritano during our monthly segment with Big Brothers Big Sisters

YES: Fab 40 Recipient Marna Owens

March 23, 2013 – 11:41 am
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From 3/23/13: 16-year old Marna Owens, a radio host at Hip-Hop on L.O.C.K., student at Pittsburgh CAPA, and youngest person to receive a New Pittsburgh Courier’s Fab 40 Award

Pittsburgh Allegheny 5th Graders: When I Grow Up

March 22, 2013 – 3:32 pm
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5th Grade Students attending the Radio Club at Pittsburgh Allegheny PreK-8 made these recordings on March 22nd. Having previously discussed a wide range of topics, students were asked the classic: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” The children answered, with conviction, that they wanted to be teachers, singers and professional nuns.

Environmental Charter School 2nd Grade Persuasive Writing Project: Section 2C (Mrs. Shupak & Ms. Catello)

March 20, 2013 – 1:50 am
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Between March 7th and March 20th, SLB worked with 72 second graders at The Environmental Charter School at Frick Park as we used the tools of radio broadcasting to sharpen self-expression and persuasive writing. This page contains work written and recorded by Section 2C. Special thanks to Shannon Shupak, Carly Catello, Amy Lassiter, Diane Karichko, Joseph Burke and Nikole Sheaffer (Environmental Charter School) and Matt Luskey (Western Pa. Writing Project).

Environmental Charter School 2nd Grade Persuasive Writing Project: Section 2B (Mrs. Lassiter)

March 20, 2013 – 1:45 am
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Between March 7th and March 20th, SLB worked with 72 second graders at The Environmental Charter School at Frick Park as we used the tools of radio broadcasting to sharpen self-expression and persuasive writing. This page contains work written and recorded by Section 2B. Special thanks to Shannon Shupak, Carly Catello, Amy Lassiter, Diane Karichko, Joseph Burke and Nikole Sheaffer (Environmental Charter School) and Matt Luskey (Western Pa. Writing Project).

Environmental Charter School at Frick Park Second Grade Persuasive Writing Project

March 20, 2013 – 1:40 am
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Between March 7th and March 20th, SLB worked with 72 second graders at The Environmental Charter School at Frick Park as we used the tools of radio broadcasting to sharpen self-expression and persuasive writing. The pages below contain links to work written and recorded by each of the three second-grade classes. Our thanks to Shannon Shupak, Carly Catello, Joseph Burke and Nikole Sheaffer (Environmental Charter School) for the privilege of working with their students and Matt Luskey (Western Pa. Writing Project) for his support of this project.

Environmental Charter School 2nd Grade Persuasive Writing Project: 2A (Ms Karichko)

March 19, 2013 – 4:57 pm

Between March 7th and March 20th, SLB worked with 72 second graders at The Environmental Charter School at Frick Park as we used the tools of radio broadcasting to sharpen self-expression and persuasive writing. This page contains work written and recorded by Section 2A. Additional pages contain work for Sections 2B and 2C. Special thanks to Shannon Shupak, Carly Catello, Amy Lassiter, Diane Karichko, Joseph Burke and Nikole Sheaffer (Environmental Charter School) and Matt Luskey (Western Pa. Writing Project).

Clairton CASTLE : Air Quality

March 19, 2013 – 12:14 pm
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Students in Clairton’s CASTLE program wrote and recorded …