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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The Hilal String Quartet

November 13, 2010 – 2:06 pm
The Hilal String Quartet

As part of our ongoing series with the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra, this week we welcome the talented Hilal Quartet, a group of siblings who have been performing together for over seven years.

Caroll Spinney & ToonSeum’s KA-BLAM!

November 6, 2010 – 2:39 pm
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Caroll Spinney, voice and puppeteer for Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch from famed television series Sesame Street, joins us live in the studios to discuss his career and preview ToonSeum’s upcoming event KA-BLAM III, the Return of Saturday Mornings.

Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra

November 6, 2010 – 1:47 pm
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For our latest youth music series, we’re proud to feature the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra. This week’s PYSO guests, a very talented string quartet with harp & bass, will perform a Debussy piece live in our studios.

Big Sister Rhonda Baertsch and Little Sister Deanna

October 30, 2010 – 12:05 pm
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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 Rhonda Baertsch and Little Sister Deanna, along with BBBS staff member Pam Slomiany.

The Brilliant Bookworms’ “Scary Stories”

October 30, 2010 – 11:24 am
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The Brilliant Bookworms, an afterschool storytelling club of 4th & 5th grade students from Winchester Thurstson School, join us for a special “scary” storytelling session, live in our studios.

Carnegie Library – Beechview

October 28, 2010 – 1:08 pm
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SLB and HearMe went to Carnegie Library in Beechview for their Halloween Party. Tune in for “The Ghost of the Ten Bloody Fingers,” a chilling yarn, and other stories in this collection.

North Side Cub Scouts Pack 518

October 27, 2010 – 4:08 pm
Cub Scout Pack 518

Cub Scout Pack 518 joins us this week to share and reflect on the outdoors.

Katherine Paterson: Black, White, and Read All Over

October 27, 2010 – 4:03 pm
Carnegie Library

Attendees of Katherine Paterson’s lecture at the Black, White, and Read All Over event comment on their experiences.

Waterfront Discovery Day

October 27, 2010 – 3:48 pm
Waterfront Discovery Days

SLB collected stories from students participating in “Waterfront Discovery Day,” a project of Pennsylvania Disability Mentoring Day coordinated by the Allegheny Intermediate Unit’s Mon Valley School, Leadership Pittsburgh, Inc.

Girl Scout Troop 51129

October 27, 2010 – 12:26 pm
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Girl Scout Troop 51129 join us for a studio tour and leave us with a great campfire song.