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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Interview: Zim Syed

July 2, 2022 – 7:50 am
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From 07/02/2022: Artist Zim Syed on his paintings (on view at Boxheart Gallery, 4523 Liberty Ave) and the Pittsburgh Solidarity for Change mural he completed in 2020.

Interview: Fiberart International, Staci Offut

July 2, 2022 – 7:20 am
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From 07/02/2022: Staci Offut of The Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh on the Fiberart International 2022 exhibition (6/3 – 8/20 at Brewhouse Association and Contemporary Craft).

Live Music: Emily Pinkerton

June 25, 2022 – 11:05 am
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From 06/25/2022: Live folk music and conversation with Emily Pinkerton, who will be playing with her band The Early Mays at SongSpace on 6/25 at 7:30 PM (605 Morewood Ave).

Interview: Bridgeville and South Fayette Libraries, Carrie Lowery

June 25, 2022 – 8:20 am
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From 06/25/2022: Carrie Lowery details Board Game Night and Teen Discord on the calendar of events at Bridgeville Library and South Fayette Township Library.

Interview: Renaissance City Choir, Morgan Hawkins

June 25, 2022 – 7:50 am
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From 06/25/2022: Morgan Hawkins previews Like A Rainbow, a concert by Renaissance City Choir (6/25 and 6/26 at 2:00 PM, East Liberty Presbyterian Church Social Hall, 116 S. Highland Avenue).

Youth Events: Art As Liberation

June 23, 2022 – 4:54 pm

On Saturday June 18, SLB Radio youth reporters Jules Smalis and Lance Wilhelm covered Art As Liberation, an outdoor celebration to honor Juneteenth. The event was a collaboration of 1Hood Media, Mikael Owunna Studios, The Redd Studio, and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Listen to their coverage of the event.

Pittsburgh Westinghouse Visits the YMC

June 23, 2022 – 4:15 pm

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On June 1st, we welcomed a group of …

Live Music: Alyssa Hankey

June 18, 2022 – 11:05 am
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From 06/18/2022: Live music and conversation with Rust Belt Troubadour, Alyssa Hankey.

Youth Express: Youth Pitch Competition, Aaliyah Taylor & Sierra Fisher

June 18, 2022 – 10:35 am
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From 06/18/2022: Aaliyah Taylor (Grade 8, Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship) and Sierra Fisher (Grade 8, Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship) share their experience at “Generation Entrepreneur” Southwestern PA Virtual Youth Pitch.

Youth Express: Youth Shakespeare Society, Twelfth Night

June 18, 2022 – 10:05 am
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From 06/18/2022: Director Theo Fantozzi (sophomore, University of Rhode Island), Assistant Director Kinsley Beachler (freshman, Seton Hill University), and cast members Ella Craig (Grade 11, Lincoln Park Performing Arts), Madeline Sclichter (Grade 12, Oakland Catholic), and Koby Polaski (Grade 12, Emerson University) preview Youth Shakespeare Society’s upcoming production of Twelfth Night at the McKeesport Little Theater (6/24 & 6/25 at 7:00 PM and 6/26 at 2pm).