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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Live Music: Greg Dutton

January 14, 2012 – 12:01 pm
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Posts from SLB on January 14, 2012

Greg Dutton, Pittsburgh-based singer-songwriter, performing subdued pop and folk songs, live on SLB.

Youth Expression Showcase: Elizabeth Irvine

January 14, 2012 – 11:59 am
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Posts from SLB on January 14, 2012

Elizabeth Irvine, 13, is a theater major at CAPA and frequent performer in Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Park productions. Here Elizabeth shares some of her favorite monologues, live on SLB.

Youth Expression Showcase: Pittsburgh Sunnyside K-8 ‘Who Am I?’ Poets

January 14, 2012 – 11:56 am
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Posts from SLB on January 14, 2012.

Joining us, poetry students from Helena Alston’s ‘Who Am I?’ Poetry Project class at Pittsburgh Sunnyside K-8.

Propel Homestead – 4th Grade – It’s Cool to Care!

January 12, 2012 – 11:49 am
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As part of a 6-week Creative Arts program focused on radio broadcasting, Propel Homestead fourth graders identified social issues that concerned them. They then researched, wrote and recorded these public service announcements to promote organizations working to address these issues.

Propel Homestead – Kindergarten – Animals on the Air

January 11, 2012 – 9:28 pm
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As part of a 6-week Creative Arts program, Propel Homestead kindergartners shared information about animals through drawing, role play and storytelling while also learning about the technology used to make audio recordings. What follows are the stories they recorded about their favorite animals. These stories are also scheduled for distribution via The Saturday Light Brigade radio program.

Propel Homestead – 2nd Grade – Superhero Bug Stories

January 11, 2012 – 9:20 pm
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As part of a 6-week Creative Arts program, Propel Homestead second graders wrote, illustrated and recorded original stories about heroes and bugs (and sometimes both!), while also learning about the technology used to make audio recordings. Here are some examples of those stories as well as some recordings of their career hopes. These recordings are also scheduled for distribution via The Saturday Light Brigade radio program.

Propel McKeesport – 3rd Grade – It’s Cool to Care!

January 11, 2012 – 6:12 pm
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As part of a 6-week Creative Arts program focused on radio broadcasting, Propel McKeesport third graders identified social issues that concerned them. They then researched, wrote and recorded these public service announcements to promote
organizations working to address these issues.

Propel McKeesport – 1st Grade – Original Stories

January 11, 2012 – 5:33 pm
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These 36 original stories were created by Propel McKeesport first graders as part of a 6-week Creative Arts program provided by The Saturday Light Brigade, which focused on storytelling, audio technology and the power of the human voice.

Live Music: Eve Goodman

January 7, 2012 – 6:21 pm
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Singer-songwriter Eve Goodman and friend John Caldwell, performing selections from recent releases, “What the Living Do” and “Peony.” Live on SLB.

Youth Expression Showcase: Fairchild Challenge Winners

January 7, 2012 – 5:44 pm
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The Fairchild Challenge fosters interest in the environment by encouraging teenagers to investigate, devise imaginative and effective responses, and to take action at many levels on environmental issues through a menu of Challenges.