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.

Home » Archive by Category

Articles in Featured

Happy Birthday Ayaan

March 12, 2011 – 3:32 pm
AyaanBirthdayonstage

Birthdays are a very special here at The Saturday Light Brigade. Ayaan joins us live on the air to share his special day with us. Happy Birthday Ayaan!

Pittsburgh Concert Society’s Young Artist Winners Showcase: Dana Schneider

March 12, 2011 – 9:51 am
2011-02-12-Sat Show Pics 007

Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra member Dana Schneider, 17, will perform works for the Harp.

Pittsburgh Dilworth Pre-K-5 – Personal Narratives

March 10, 2011 – 4:09 pm

Students from Pittsburgh Dilworth Pre-K-5 share stories they’ve written about topics such as birthdays, loss, new pets, vacation and losing a tooth.

Big Sister Trisha Hyatt and Little Sister Cheyenne

March 5, 2011 – 1:06 pm
2011-02-05-Sat Show Pics 007

Meet a “big/little” pair matched by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh and learn how you can make a difference in a child’s life. This week we’re joined by Big Sister Trisha Hyatt and Little Sister Cheyenne, along with BBBS staff memeber Pam Slomiany.

The Environmental Charter School at Frick Park – Playing Outside

March 3, 2011 – 3:20 pm
workshops and frick 055

With the first day of spring just around the corner, students at the The Environmental Charter School at Frick Park ECS Radio Club share with us their favorite places to play outside.

Pittsburgh Science And Technology w/PPC

March 3, 2011 – 10:25 am
Sci-Tech High School - Tyler in a headset, close up-7277

Students from SciTech Academy talk about the importance of parks and how they would change them for the better.

Belle Vernon High School – Job Shadowing & Math Memories

February 28, 2011 – 2:43 pm
Belle Vernon High School 02

Belle Vernon High School students talk about the futures they aspire to, then reflect on math and how puzzling out equations changed them.

Carrola Brothers

February 26, 2011 – 2:36 pm
2011-02-26-SAt Show Pics 003

As part of our ongoing Youth Expression Showcase, this week we host Dominic and Vincent Carrola, two very talented brothers who play the piano and classical guitar, respectively. Don’t miss their performance, live on SLB.

Prime Stage Theater’s Glass Menagerie

February 26, 2011 – 2:27 pm
2011-02-26-SAt Show Pics 011

We’re joined by members of Prime Stage Theater as they preview their upcominig performance of The Glass Menagerie.

The Environmental Charter School at Frick Park – Bullying

February 25, 2011 – 3:18 pm
Frick Environmental 3

Have you ever been bullied? How about seen someone being bullied? What did you do? How did it make you feel? What do you think should be done about bullying and how does it affect everyone involved? These are some of the challenging questions students at the The Environmental Charter School at Frick Park ECS Radio Club discuss in the pieces featured here.