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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Gateway High School – Personal Narratives

January 5, 2011 – 2:41 pm
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Students from Gateway High School open up with some personal anecdotes.

New Years Hopes

December 29, 2010 – 5:29 pm
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Look for six new SLB StoryBoxes featuring the voices of sixty children expressing their hopes for 2011 at First Night Pittsburgh. Created in conjunction with The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and the Hear Me project, these StoryBoxes will be installed at the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Arts Education Center, 805/807 Liberty Avenue, Downtown from New Year’s Eve through late January.

Sydney Wolff

December 18, 2010 – 4:51 pm
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Sydney Wolff stops down to our studios to share her holiday song with our listeners.

Rosa Colucci

December 18, 2010 – 2:53 pm
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This week we’re proud to welcome back the very talented Rosa Colucci and her band, who will play some holiday favorites, live in our studios

Big Couple Eron and Becky McMillen and Little Brother Skylar

December 18, 2010 – 2:51 pm
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Meet a “big/little” pair matched by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh and learn how you can make a difference in a child’s life. This week, we’re joined by Big Couple Eron and Becky McMillen and Little Brother Skylar, along with BBBS staff member Kristine Pace.

Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra

December 18, 2010 – 10:46 am
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As part of our ongoing series with the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra, this week we proudly welcome a string quartet comprised of talented teens.

Joseph Merchant & Laura Rollick

December 11, 2010 – 1:17 pm
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As part of our ongoing series with the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra, we proudly welcome the talented Joseph Merchant and Laura Rollick, on bassoon and oboe, respectively.

Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s A Lyrical Christmas Carol

December 11, 2010 – 1:12 pm
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We’re pleased to welcome cast members of this magical holiday tale, which returns to the New Hazlett Theater. See website below for further detail.

Elliott Sussman

December 11, 2010 – 1:04 pm
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We’re pleased to welcome the talented singer-songwriter Elliot Sussman back on our program.

Michael Phillip Edwards’ “runt”

December 4, 2010 – 11:53 am
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The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents “runt,” a one man play by award-winning, Canadian/Jamaican writer/actor Michael Phillip Edwards. “runt” is a powerful autobiographical story of one man’s journey from cowering child to an autonomous man. We’re pleased to welcome Mr. Edwards live in our studios for a preview.