Articles in Pittsburgh Youth Radio Corps
Pittsburgh King Prek-8, After School Workshop: A Time I was Helpful
The Radio Club after school workshop continued on February 6th with a visit to The Saturday Light Brigade’s radio studio!
Clairton CASTLE: Three Things About Me
After a discussion about microphones and digital recorders used in producing features for radio, 6th and 8th graders in Clairton’s CASTLE program wrote and recorded these pieces where they describe themselves in three ways.
Pittsburgh King PreK-8: Childhood Memories
Students in Citiparks’ After School Academy at Pittsburgh King PreK-8 wrote and recorded these pieces about their favorite childhood memory. The conversation continued in the fashion of an interview, and uncovered some heartfelt topics including death, loss, anger and abandonment.
The ZONE: A Time I Achieved Something
Students in Radio Club at The ZONE wrote and recorded these pieces describing a time they achieved something. These pieces are a result of the second of nine weekly sessions in which students will learn about the microphones, mixers and digital recorders used in producing features for radio.
Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5: My Radio Station
Students in Radio Club at Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5 wrote and recorded these pieces describing what they would envision their own radio station looking like. These pieces are a result of the fourth of six weekly sessions in which students are learning about the microphones, mixers and digital recorders used in producing features for radio.
Pittsburgh Langley K-8: Three Things About Me
Students in Citiparks’ After School Academy at Pittsburgh Langley K-8 wrote and recorded three things about themselves. These pieces are a result of the first of seven weekly sessions in which students are learning about the equipment and techniques used in producing features for radio.
Pittsburgh King PreK-8: First trip to SLB Broadcast Studios
Students in Citiparks’ After School Academy at Pittsburgh King PreK-8 went on their first field trip to The Saturday Light Brigade broadcast studios, where they learned about the equipment used in live broadcast, as well as some new techniques.
Pittsburgh King PreK-8, After School Workshop: My Favorite Things & If I were President
Students attending the Radio Club after school workshop at Pittsburgh King Elementary learned a slew of new things on their first day: Proper mic technique and the roles of a producer, engineer and “the talent” during a recording session.
Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8: Introduction to Editing
Students in Radio Club at Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 recorded these short pieces describing something that is of importance to them. They then began learning the basics of editing using these pieces and working as a class. These pieces are a result of the third of six weekly sessions in which students will learn about the microphones, mixers and digital recorders used in producing features for radio.
Pittsburgh King PreK-8: Something Important
Students in Citiparks’ After School Academy at Pittsburgh King PreK-8 wrote and recorded these pieces where they describe something that is important to them. They were introduced to the concept of interviewing and explored asking each other questions on their topic.
