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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Beagle Brothers

January 30, 2010 – 4:19 pm
Beagle Brothers

Sometimes known as “Bloomfield’s best live band,” the Beagle Brothers perform country, old-time and honky-tonk acoustic music with energy, wit and style. We’re pleased to host them live in our studios.

Big Sister Jinny Morgan and Little Sister Emily

January 30, 2010 – 2:33 pm
Jinny Morgan and Little Sister Emily

Meet our Big Brother/Big Sister of the month.

This segment is created in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh and is made possible with support from SUPERCUTS. Listen to the segments as they appeared on The Saturday Light Brigade.

Billy Robertson

January 30, 2010 – 1:58 pm
Billy Robertson

This week we’re pleased to feature young pianist Billy Robertson, a fourth grade student at Donaldson Elementary School in The West Allegheny School District, live in our studios.

Pittsburgh Stevens Pre-K-8: Haiti

January 26, 2010 – 4:24 pm

Pittsburgh Stevens PreK-8 students contemplate the earthquake in Haiti. In these reflections, our 4th and 5th graders explore how this catastrophe has affected them, and what they are doing to help.

Greenfield Elementary: Haiti

January 25, 2010 – 2:10 pm

Greenfield Elementary students reflect on the earthquake in Haiti. In these reflections, our 4th and 5th graders explore how this catastrophe has affected them, and what they are doing to help.

Greenfield Elementary: Personal Profiles

January 25, 2010 – 2:01 pm

4th and 5th graders from Greenfield Elementary School in Pittsburgh describe themselves in these personal profiles.

Lohio

January 23, 2010 – 4:15 pm
Lohio

Lohio’s music shifts between intimate, instrumentally rich folk songs and midwestern infused, Neil Young-esque indie rock. Singer/songwriter Greg Dutton’s hushed vocals and the bands knack for tackling a range of genre’s draws comparisons to artists such as Sufjan Stevens, Yo La Tengo, and Wilco. We’re proud to host them live in our studios.

Alberto Sewald

January 23, 2010 – 4:06 pm
Alberto Sewald

We are pleased to welcome back Alberto Sewald, a 13 year-old Rock Band Academy student who has been playing music since he was in second grade. Listen live as Alberto dazzles with some of his brand new, original acoustic guitar compositions.

Pittsburgh Stevens Pre-K-8: My Neighborhood

January 19, 2010 – 4:18 pm

Our neighborhoods help to shape who we are. Pittsburgh Stevens PreK-8 students share with us the pros and cons of the neighborhoods in which they live.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Storybox

January 19, 2010 – 4:14 pm
Manchester Elementary - MLK group photo

Students in 6th through 8th grade at Pittsburgh Manchester Pre-K-8 took time to reflect on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This StoryBox unit presents the resulting spoken essays about his life as well as through verbal interpretations of specific passages from Dr. King’s speeches.