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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Live Music: Bill Weiner

December 17, 2011 – 4:33 pm
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Joining us, Bill Weiner, who brings more than 45 years of experience as a Blues guitarist and historian, and Ron Jozwiak, fellow guitarist and friend. Here they perform a ‘sophisticated approach to early country blues,’ live on SLB.

Live Music: Slim Forsythe

December 10, 2011 – 2:04 pm
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Joining us, singer-songwriter Slim Forsythe, performing his energized brand of country-swing, live on SLB.

Live Music: Marva Josie and Tom Roberts

December 3, 2011 – 3:57 pm
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Marva Josie and Tom Roberts join us in our studios.

Live Music: Tom Hitt

November 26, 2011 – 3:39 pm
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Joining us, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Tom Hitt, whose most recent effort Scribe and Jester “combines alternative and folk music with great songwriting, excellent arrangements and a singular wit.”

Live music: Liz Berlin

November 19, 2011 – 3:01 pm
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Joining us, acclaimed singer-songwriter Liz Berlin, playing soulful acoustic folk and rock, live on SLB.

Support The Saturday Light Brigade with Amazon.com

November 19, 2011 – 9:23 am
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Want to support SLB without spending extra money? Do your holiday shopping through Amazon.com after clicking the link
below! A portion of every dollar you spend will go to SLB.

Propel East – Radio and Journalism Class – 7th and 8th Grade

November 18, 2011 – 7:41 am
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In Fall 2011, 7th and 8th grade students at Propel East in Turtle Creek took part in a Radio Journalism class taught by SLB Radio Productions as part of their Creative Arts curriculum. Participating students learned to use microphones, digital recorders and mixers while also sharpening speaking and interviewing skills. During their time in class, students used these acquired skills to interview their peers and teachers and write creatively in order to produce professional radio pieces.

Live Music: Jeff & Vida

November 12, 2011 – 5:12 pm
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Joining us, music duo Jeff & Vida, performing original bluegrass, folk, country and rockabilly songs with impressive musicianship, live on SLB.

Live music: The Big Swan Kings

October 29, 2011 – 4:44 pm
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Joining us, The Big Swan Kings, a Pittsburgh-based acoustic trio performing insightful original songs, catchy folk rock and early American music, live on SLB.

Live music: Christopher Jones

October 22, 2011 – 1:09 pm
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Joining us, singer-songwriter Christoper Jones, along w/David Hart, performing original songs descirbed as “country and blues-infected American narratives,” live on SLB.