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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In Studio Pop-Up: Young Voices for the Planet

April 27, 2019 – 8:35 am
Young Voices for The Planet

Lynne Cherry from Young Voices for the Planet a youth media initiative for environmental advocacy

Live Music: The Cory Grinder Band

April 20, 2019 – 11:05 am
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Live performance with The Cory Grinder Band. 

Youth Express: Youth Chamber Connection: Wild Ginger Quintet

April 20, 2019 – 10:35 am
Youth Chamber Connection: Wild Ginger Quintet

From Youth Chamber Connection, the Wild Ginger Quintet featuring Dinah DeVault on flute (11th grade, Pittsburgh CAPA), Nathan Magley on clarinet (12th grade, Pittsburgh CAPA), Susan Meland on french horn (11th grade, Aquinas Academy), Brody Sanner on bassoon (12th grade, Meyersdale Area High School) and Geoffrey Madge on oboe (10th grade, Chartiers Valley High School)

Youth Express: Fairchild Challenge, Penn-Trafford High School

April 20, 2019 – 9:35 am
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Penn-Trafford High School freshmen Tali Brobst, Dakota Dandrea, Sydney Herrmann and senior Brianna Stephans on their Fairchild Challenge project. The Fairchild Challenge is a national program encouraging teens to connect with the environment, sponsored locally by Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens

Stand Together Pittsburgh 2019

April 17, 2019 – 10:54 am
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Students and teachers from Allegheny County gather at the Senator John Heinz History Center on April 10th to showcase their works to combat mental health stigma in their schools.

Live Music: Tyler Westcott

April 13, 2019 – 11:05 am
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Live music with Buffalo-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Tyler Westcott accompanied by Brendon Gosson on the fiddle and vocals and Sara Hulse on the ukulele and vocals.

Youth Express: Hope Academy Jazz Ensemble

April 13, 2019 – 10:35 am
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From 4/13/2019: Hope Academy musicians Anthony Watkins (11, Brentwood Middle School), Sebastian Wilburn (11, Sacred Heart), Matteo Wilburn (13, Pittsburgh CAPA), and Silas Perry (13, Environmental Charter School) with jazz selections along with instructor of Ben Barson.

Youth Express: Center for Young Musicians Pianists

April 13, 2019 – 10:05 am
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Center for Young Musicians pianists Hannah Singhi (10, Glen Montessori), Patti Szabo (12, Kentucky Avenue School), Sofi Clavijo(9), Sami Alissa(10) and Yazan Alissa(12) of Winchester Thurston.

In Studio Pop-Up: Ida Bagus Anom Suryawan

April 13, 2019 – 8:35 am
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Ida Bagus Anom Suryawan along with Pitt Ethnomusicologist Meghan Hynson, with details on demonstrations and performances by Anom through the Pitt Asian Studies Center.

Live Music: The Beagle Brothers

April 6, 2019 – 11:05 am
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Live music with The Beagle Brothers