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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Preview: Steel City Grammers

January 10, 2015 – 1:45 pm

From: 1-10-15: Steel City Grammers take photos of the city of Pittsburgh and post them on Instagram.

YES: Gemini Theater’s Beauty And the Beast

January 10, 2015 – 1:26 pm
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From 1-10-15: Gemini Theater previewing Beauty & The Beast.

YES: Pittsburgh Music Academy

January 10, 2015 – 1:03 pm
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From 1-10-15: Young violinists from Pittsburgh Music Academy.

YES: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh

January 3, 2015 – 2:09 pm
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From 1-3-15: Joe Wightkin and Landen discuss their relationship as forged by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh along with BBBS staff members Cheryl Jones and Erica Strafalace.

Preview: Ben Sota

January 3, 2015 – 2:04 pm
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From 1-3-15: Benjamin Sota previews the Mattress Factory ARTLab mask-making and performance workshop.

YES: Girls Scouts of Western Pennsylvania

December 27, 2014 – 2:51 pm
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From 12-27-14: Eliana Lazarro, Amelia D’Addieco, Paige Feltner and Cheyenne Rhone from Girls Scouts of Western Pennsylvania.

YES: Fairchild Challenge

December 27, 2014 – 2:43 pm
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From 12-27-14: Fairchild Challenge photography honorees Audrey Lyda (The Ellis School), Bilquisu Abdullah, Syed Rizvi and Sean Bright (Shaffer Elementary), Eddie Sheets (Shaler Area Middle School), Dylan Sparkenbaugh (David E. Williams Middle School), and Panari Patel (Keystone Oaks Middle School).

YES: David’s Music House student Natalie Boehm

December 27, 2014 – 2:37 pm
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From 12-27-14: 7th-grade bass clarinet-player and David’s Music House student Natalie Boehm.

Preview: Alison K. Babusci

December 27, 2014 – 1:42 pm
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From 12-27-14: Alison K. Babusci with a story from her upcoming performance at Trinity Cathedral as part of First Night Pittsburgh.

YES:Pittsburgh Center for the Arts

December 20, 2014 – 5:31 pm
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From 12-20-14: Squirrel Hill student William on his experiences learning about Minecraft atPittsburgh Center for the Arts.