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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The ZONE: Three Things About Me

January 15, 2013 – 12:12 pm

Students in Radio Club at The ZONE wrote and recorded these pieces describing themselves in three ways. These pieces are a result of the first of nine weekly sessions in which students will learn about the microphones, mixers and digital recorders used in producing features for radio.

Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5: A Time I Achieved Something

January 15, 2013 – 10:53 am
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Students in Radio Club at Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5 wrote and recorded these pieces where they describe a time where they achieved something. These pieces are a result of the second of six weekly sessions in which students will learn about the microphones, mixers and digital recorders used in producing features for radio.

Clairton CASTLE: My Earliest Memories

January 14, 2013 – 5:52 pm
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Following a discussion about memory, the students of Clairton’s CASTLE program made audio recordings about their earliest memories.

Live Music: Cait Cuneo

January 12, 2013 – 4:34 pm
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From 1/12/13: Live music with Cait Cuineo, whose music combines elements of hip hop, soul and R&B

YES: Propel Andrew Street High School Open Mic Night

January 12, 2013 – 4:18 pm
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From 1/12/13: Live performances captured by our microphones during the 12/20 Open Mic Night at Propel Andrew Street High School. Special thanks to student TaShaun, the talented student who engineered the recording session

YES: Gemini Theater’s “Tarzan and Jane”

January 12, 2013 – 3:43 pm
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From 1/12/13: Members of the cast of Tarzan and Jane with a preview of this classic story as staged by Gemini Theater, 1/12 through 2/3

Pittsburgh King PreK-8: About My Neighborhood

January 10, 2013 – 5:52 pm
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Students in Citiparks’ After School Academy at Pittsburgh King PreK-8 wrote and recorded these pieces where they describe something they experience in their neighborhood. They learned what a script is, how to compose one, and best practices for reading it into the microphone.

Clairton CASTLE: What I Want to be When I Grow Up

January 9, 2013 – 2:09 pm
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We asked elementary and middle school students from Clairton’s CASTLE program about their future aspirations.

Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8: Three Things About Me

January 9, 2013 – 11:41 am

Students in Radio Club at Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 wrote and recorded these pieces where they describe themselves in three ways. These pieces are a result of the first of six weekly sessions in which students will learn about the microphones, mixers and digital recorders used in producing features for radio.

Pittsburgh King PreK-8: Three Things About Me

January 8, 2013 – 5:45 pm
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Students in Citiparks’ After School Academy at Pittsburgh King PreK-8 wrote and recorded these pieces where they describe three things about themselves. It was then produced into a montage with a beat that they recorded. These pieces are from the first week of a twelve-week after school workshop, in which students learn about the microphones, mixers and digital recorders used in producing features for radio, as well as how to express themselves clearly.