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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City Dwelling Nature Seekers

October 30, 2010 – 10:32 am
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We’re pleased to welcome this wonderful band whose Americana sound is sure to please fans of roots-rock and folk music, live in our studios.

Carnegie Library – Beechview

October 28, 2010 – 1:08 pm
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SLB and HearMe went to Carnegie Library in Beechview for their Halloween Party. Tune in for “The Ghost of the Ten Bloody Fingers,” a chilling yarn, and other stories in this collection.

North Side Cub Scouts Pack 518

October 27, 2010 – 4:08 pm
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Cub Scout Pack 518 joins us this week to share and reflect on the outdoors.

Katherine Paterson: Black, White, and Read All Over

October 27, 2010 – 4:03 pm
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Attendees of Katherine Paterson’s lecture at the Black, White, and Read All Over event comment on their experiences.

Waterfront Discovery Day

October 27, 2010 – 3:48 pm
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SLB collected stories from students participating in “Waterfront Discovery Day,” a project of Pennsylvania Disability Mentoring Day coordinated by the Allegheny Intermediate Unit’s Mon Valley School, Leadership Pittsburgh, Inc.

Girl Scout Troop 51129

October 27, 2010 – 12:26 pm
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Girl Scout Troop 51129 join us for a studio tour and leave us with a great campfire song.

Hannah Chang

October 23, 2010 – 10:59 am
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Violinist Hannah Chang, a talented, 6 year-old first grade student at Falk School, joins us to perform live in our studios.

Prime Stage Theater’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

October 23, 2010 – 10:39 am
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We’re pleased to welcome members of the cast of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow as they perform a scene from this classic story.

Emay

October 23, 2010 – 10:24 am
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We’re pleased to welcome the very gifted singer-songwriter Emay, live in our studios.

Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s Phantom of the Opera

October 16, 2010 – 3:17 pm
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Adapted for student performances, this timeless story features student actors of the Richard E. Rauh Conservatory and Robert Morris University along with the CAPA Symphony. We’re happy to host members of the cast as they perform live in our studios.