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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Youth Express: Pittsburgh Girls Choir, Via

May 14, 2022 – 10:05 am
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From 05/14/2022: A live performance and interviews with Via from Pittsburgh Girls Choir featuring Lily Butler, Weverly Cohen, Maren Fitzgerald, Molly Frontz, Freya Gordon, Jessie Liu, Lucia Pelling, Eliza Sider-Rose, Orli Trumbull, and Vivienne Volek

Interview: Prime Stage Sprouts, Wayne Brinda

May 14, 2022 – 8:20 am

From 05/14/2022: Wayne Brinda details Prime Stage Theatre’s new program, Prime Stage Sprouts.

Interview: CROSSINGS, Anita Levels

May 14, 2022 – 7:50 am
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From 05/14/2022: Vocal and spoken word soloist Anita Levels previews the youth premiere of CROSSINGS,a choral ballet co-presented by The Pittsburgh Youth Chorus & Hill Dance Academy Theatre (5/15 at 2:30 at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater).

Interview: Folktale Fight, Kathy Maron-Wood

May 14, 2022 – 7:50 am
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From 05/14/2022: Kathy Maron-Wood of TELL Pittsburgh on their Folktale Fight (5/19 at 7:00 PM on Zoom).

From There to Here… 2022

May 10, 2022 – 9:00 am
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As part of their 2022 Social Studies unit, …

Doors Open Pgh Open House

May 7, 2022 – 12:00 pm
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On Saturday May 7th, self-guided tours of Pittsburgh’s Northside from Doors Open Pgh led guests into SLB Radio’s youth media center. Listen to recordings from their visit:

Interview: Friendship Flower & Folk Festival, Martha Terry

May 7, 2022 – 8:20 am
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From 05/07/2022: Martha Terry on the Friendship Flower & Folk Festival at Baum Grove (5/7 from 11:00 – 4:00 PM).

Interview: The Manhattans, Gerald Alston

May 7, 2022 – 7:50 am
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From 05/07/2022: Gerald Alston, lead singer of The Manhattans, joined by Joyce Meggerson-Moore on New Horizon Theater Presents The Manhattans (7:30 PM on 5/7 at Kelly Strayhorn Theater). 

Live Music: Halloway Williams

April 30, 2022 – 11:05 am
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From 04/30/2022: Live music and conversation with indie pop singer-songwriter Halloway Williams.

Youth Express: Coloratura Quartet

April 30, 2022 – 10:35 am
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From 04/30/2022: Youth Chamber Connection musicians Harry Burton (violin, Winchester Thurston), Sally Tan (violin, Mount Lebanon HS), Alexander Stern (viola, Moon Area HS), and Helayna Baer (cello, Aquinas Academy) play a movement of the Borodin Quartet No. 2.