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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Live Performance: Jordan Montgomery

June 20, 2020 – 11:05 am
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From 06/20/2020: Live performance and interview with Pittsburgh-based rapper and CEO of Driving While Black Records Jordan Montgomery

Youth Express: Jazz Trio from Center of Life

June 20, 2020 – 10:35 am
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From 06/20/2020: Center of Life youth jazz musicians Marcus Hicks (12th grade, Steel Valley, trumpet), Joseph Hodges (10th grade, Lincoln Park, keyboard), and Danny Evans (11th grade, Lincoln Park, drums)

Youth Express: The Berger Trio

June 20, 2020 – 10:05 am
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From 06/20/2020: From Youth Chamber Connection, The Berger Trio featuring Jonah (senior, Harvard), Aaron (graduate, Pittsburgh Allderdice) and Gabriela (sophomore, Pittsburgh Allderdice) on their love of classical music and performance

Interview: Max Emiliano Gonzales, GEMS

June 20, 2020 – 8:35 am
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From 06/20/2020: Artist, activist and educator Max Emiliano Gonzales a.k.a.”GEMS” discussing his recent Black Lives Matter collaborative mural along the Allegheny River

Interview: Joseph Hall, Hotline Ring! Virtual Fundraiser

June 20, 2020 – 8:20 am
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From 06/20/2020: Joseph Hall (Executive Director, Kelly-Strayhorn Theater) with details on upcoming programming as well as Hotline Ring! A Virtual Fundraiser benefiting 1HOOD Media, Boom Concepts, Dreams of Hope, The Legacy Arts Project, PearlArts Studios, and Braddock Carnegie Library Association, 7/16 (5:00pm to midnight)

Interview: Celeste Smith, Advancing Black Arts

June 20, 2020 – 7:20 am
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From 06/20/2020: Celeste Smith from The Pittsburgh Foundation on Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh

Live Music: PHILLTERmusic, Brian Fitzy & SaulPaul

June 13, 2020 – 11:05 am
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From 06/13/2020: Brian Fitzy (Philadelphia, PA) and SaulPaul (Austin, TX) with remote interviews and performance previews of PHILLTERmusic’s LIVE 2020 Solo Innovation Showcase at the Three Rivers Arts Festival Virtual Mainstage, 6/13 (7:30 pm)

Youth Express: Sloane Simon

June 13, 2020 – 10:35 am
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From 06/13/2020: Live remote performance with Sloane Simon (9th grade, Shadyside Academy)

Youth Express: Civic Activists from Pittsburgh Obama

June 13, 2020 – 10:25 am

From 06/13/2020: Pittsburgh Obama Class of 2020 graduates Chazzlyn Burke, Jaiell Eleam, and Amila Nikšić on their participation in recent demonstrations against racial injustice including a sit-in at Bakery Square.

Youth Express: Katie Liu

June 13, 2020 – 10:05 am
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From 06/13/2020: Katie Liu (11th grade, Montour High School) joins us via phone to discuss her experience as a competition-level pianist