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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Interview: Mother Jones in Heaven, L.E. McCullough

September 17, 2022 – 8:20 am
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From 09/17/2022: L.E. McCullough previews Mother Jones In Heaven (8PM on 9/17 at Henry Heymann Theatre), a production sponsored by Battle of Homestead Foundation and Calliope House.

Youth Express: Do the Write Thing Challenge

September 10, 2022 – 10:05 am
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From 09/10/2022: Jaia Harrison (Grade 9, Northgate Senior High School) and Deahmi Mobley (Grade 9, Central Catholic) were named Pittsburgh Do the Write Thing Challenge Ambassadors for their essays on the impact of gun violence on young people.

Interview: Friends of the Riverfront, Kelsey Ripper

September 10, 2022 – 8:20 am
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From 09/10/2022: Kelsey Ripper on Friends of the Riverfront trail development and their upcoming Allegheny River Clean Up Series in collaboration with Allegheny Cleanways (from 9am – Noon on 9/10 in Natrona and 9/11 in Tarentum).

Interview: TELL Pittsburgh 2022-23 Season, Kathy Maron-Wood

September 10, 2022 – 7:50 am
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From 09/10/2022: Kathy Maron-Wood previews TELL Pittsburgh’s 2022-23 Virtual Season, beginning at 7PM on September 15 with Donna Washington, then Vijai Nathan on October 20, and Len Cabral on November 17.

Interview: Greensburg Music Festival, Adam Seifert

August 27, 2022 – 8:20 am
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From 08/27/2022: Adam Seifert of Westmoreland Cultural Trust previews the 4th Annual Greensburg Music Fest (8/27 from 12:30 – 9PM at The Palace Theatre). 

Interview: Pittsburgh New Works Festival, Michael Buzzelli

August 27, 2022 – 7:20 am
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From 08/27/2022: Michael Buzzelli previews the Pittsburgh New Works Festival (Pittsburgh and nearby performances from 8/20 – 9/11).

Interview: Prerna Chakkingal

August 20, 2022 – 10:35 am
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From 08/20/2022: Prerna Chakkingal (Grade 11, South Fayette High School) reflects on her TEDx event talks Your Difference is your Power (TEDxWhiting) and Pondering Over Feminism (TEDxInnovationDr).

Youth Express: Mia Clemons

August 20, 2022 – 10:05 am
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From 08/20/2022: A poem and interview with writer, Mia Clemons (Grade 9, Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School).

Interview: Vocal Confluence, Susan and Steve Hawkins

August 20, 2022 – 8:20 am
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From 08/20/2022: Susan and Steve Hawkins preview Together Again, an annual performance by Vocal Confluence, a Pittsburgh-based mixed harmony barbershop chorus (8/20 and 8/21 at First Presbyterian Church of Edgewood, 120 East Swissvale Avenue).

Interview: Carrie Blast Furnaces Open House, JaQuay Edward Carter

August 20, 2022 – 7:50 am
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From 08/20/2022: Historian JaQuay Edward Carter presents Open House at the Carrie Blast Furnaces, an event by Rivers of Steel (8/20 from 1:00 – 5:00PM).