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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Joy Ike

June 26, 2010 – 11:43 am
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We are proud to welcome the very talented Joy Ike back to our studios. A skillful singer and pianist, Joy’s music is sure to please fans of soul, pop and jazz alike.

The Armadillos

June 19, 2010 – 4:25 pm
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Local, old-time quartet The Armadillos stop down with accordion, upright bass, mandolin and acoustic guitar to share a little backwoods sing-song with us. Live on SLB!

Lynn & Molly Urbina

June 19, 2010 – 4:12 pm
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Two young siblings from Point Breeze, Lynn & Molly Urbina, share their musical talents with us, live on SLB!

Three Rivers Arts Festival

June 16, 2010 – 3:00 pm
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Thank you to everyone who connected with The Saturday Light Brigade during this year’s Three Rivers Arts Festival.

Earl Dingus

June 12, 2010 – 3:43 pm
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We’re pleased to welcome Earl Dingus, Cherokee artist, silversmith, storyteller and flute player, live in our studios.

Center for Young Musicians

June 12, 2010 – 2:39 pm

This week’s installment of our Youth Music Series with the Center for Young Musicians features young and talented CYM guitarists, live on SLB.

The Spark program of the Sprout Fund

June 12, 2010 – 10:14 am
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Mac Howison of the Sprout fund joins us, along with fellow project managers, to discuss how Spark unleashes the innovative potential of Southwestern Pennsylvania and transforms our region into one of the best places on earth to be a kid. Spark supports projects that connect technology to the real life experiences of children. Tune in to hear about the exciting new projects underway this summer.

Country music legend Slim Bryant

June 9, 2010 – 1:49 pm
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We are extremely lucky to have a bona fide country music “legend” living in Pittsburgh. Centenarian Slim Bryant resides in Dormont and is an historic figure in C&W, who’s illustrious career includes having written the Jimmie Rodgers’ classic, Mother, the Queen of My Heart. Bryant’s Wildcats were a radio staple in the Fifties, with frequent performances on KDKA’s “The Farm Show.”

International Children’s Painting Competition Exhibition

June 6, 2010 – 3:36 pm

As we celebrate World Environment Day with Pittsburgh as the North American host city, Rebecca Lucore talks about Pittsburgh’s hosting of the International Children’s Painting Competition Exhibition, organized annually by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Bayer Corporation and Nikon Corporation. The competition invites children from around the world, ages six to 14, to illustrate their personal view of the environment. More than 75 artworks from North America, including the winning entries and the best from Pittsburgh, are on display 6/4 through 8/1 at Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. This year’s theme is “Biodiversity: Connecting with Nature.”

Big Brother Pat Brinkman and Little Brother Tre

June 5, 2010 – 1:16 pm

Meet our Big Brother/Big Sister of the month.
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