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.

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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.

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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!

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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: Alumni Theater Company, Disney’s Descendants

July 15, 2023 – 10:35 am
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From 07/15/2023: Katherine Bruce (19, Point Park), Ayanna Bennett (18, …

Youth Express: Pittsburgh Concert Society’s Soham Dam

July 15, 2023 – 10:05 am
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From 07/15/2023: Selections on piano with Pittsburgh Concert Society Young Artist Award honoree Soham Dam (14, Mt. Lebanon High School)

Youth Express: Space and People in Neighborhoods, Ny’Jai & Ny’Ela

July 8, 2023 – 10:35 am
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From 07/08/2023: Ny’Jai Chapman and Ny’Ela Chapman, 18 year old students from Pittsburgh Westinghouse Academy, talking about their work as the Youth Research Advisory Board for a Homewood-based University of Pittsburgh project called Space and People in Neighborhoods (SPIN) along with faculty lead Jaime Booth.

Interview: Battle of the Monongahela, Shawn MacIntyre

July 8, 2023 – 8:20 am
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From 07/08/2023: Shawn MacIntyre from Braddock’s Battlefield History Center about the commemoration of the 268th Anniversary of Battle of the Monongahela, 7/8 and 7/9 (North Braddock).

Interview: Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Plant Walks, Annie Fox

July 1, 2023 – 8:20 am
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From 07/01/2023: Community Herbalist Annie Fox with information about the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy’s Plant Walks, at Allegheny Commons West (7/14, 8/11), the McKinley Shelter Building (7/21, 8/18), and the Riverview Visitor Center (7/28, 8/25). The Plant Walks are from 6 – 7:30pm.

Youth Express: The Cello Chicas

June 24, 2023 – 10:35 am
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From 06/24/2023: Claudia Drake, Isabella McGee, and Jocelyn Sauers, all 7th graders from the North Hills School District, to perform as a cello trio.

Interview: A Marvelous Night for a Moondance, Steve Hawkins

June 24, 2023 – 8:20 am
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From 06/24/2023: Steve Hawkins talking about A Marvelous Night for a Moondance: an Evening with Vocal Confluence Chorus, a concert on 7/1 at 7:30pm and 7/2 at 3:00pm at First Presbyterian Church of Edgewood.

Interview: Music Night on Jupiter Benefit Concert, Tim Wolfson

June 24, 2023 – 7:20 am
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From 06/24/2023: Tim Wolfson discussing Music Night On Jupiter’s Benefit Concert on 7/9 (2 – 6 pm) featuring Swedish Americana musician Sofia Talvik.

Youth Express: Ligonier Valley Writers, Olivia Mastren-Williams

June 17, 2023 – 10:35 am
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From 06/17/2023: Olivia (Liv) Mastren-Williams (15, Chartiers Valley High School), recipient of the Naccarato Award from the Ligonier Valley Writers Student Poetry Competition, talking about her poem The Five Stages of Grief.

Youth Express: Youth Shakespeare Society, Much Ado About Nothing

June 17, 2023 – 10:05 am
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From 06/17/2023: Matilda MacInnis (10, homeschooled), Sydney Forschein (14, homeschooled), Ella Craig (17, Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School), Kinsley Beachler (20, Seton Hill University), and Theo Fantozzi (21, University of Rhode Island) from The Youth Shakespeare Society of Pittsburgh previewing lines from Much Ado About Nothing, running 7/7 and 7/8 (6pm), 7/9 (2pm) at Perman Funeral Home