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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Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy – 15th Birthday

July 10, 2011 – 5:22 pm
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At the 2011 celebration for the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancies 15th birthday, HearMe & SLB collected these 5 stories from children aged 7 to 11. Topics were left up to the storyteller and ranged from Sports, Volunteerism, Martin Luther King, Jr, Acting and Animals.

CLP Hazelwood-Arbor Day

July 9, 2011 – 1:30 pm
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Pittsburgh Elementary students shared their thoughts and feelings about trees and the environment at a special Arbor Day event held at The Carnegie Library of Hazelwood.

PBS KIDS GO Write On! Writers Contest 2011

July 7, 2011 – 2:25 pm
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As part of a partnership between SLB and WQED, winners and runners up of the PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest recorded their stories live our studios. Listen to these wonderful stories from regional children, grades K-3.

New Emerson Elementary-Goals for the Future

June 26, 2011 – 2:55 pm

Students from New Emerson Elementary share their views on life in middle school and what they want to be when they grow up.

Luminari Youth Ambassadors

June 25, 2011 – 10:13 am
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Meet students in the midst of “I Want to Be An Ambassador,” a day camp offered by Luminari to help instill tact, diplomacy and a world view in emerging leaders.

University Prep: The New Generation

June 16, 2011 – 1:35 pm
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Students in the Digital Storytelling class at University Prep created and designed a radio series called “The New Generation.” Through these pieces, students sought to discover and share new information regarding their interests.

Manchester Academic Charter School Graduation 2011

June 16, 2011 – 12:06 pm
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SLB helps 8th graders prepare audio essays on their reflections as they leave Manchester Academic Charter School in a project funded by the Dominion Foundation.

The North Side Songs Project: Pittsburgh Manchester PreK-8

June 13, 2011 – 9:14 pm
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Nearly 100 third, fourth and fifth grade students at Pittsburgh Manchester K-8 participated in this innovative project celebrating neighborhood history through music and art.

Bentworth Elementary – Haiti Project

June 7, 2011 – 3:25 pm

In June, 2011, 41 students at Pittsburgh’s Bentworth Elementary shared their feelings on the citizens of Haiti and the effects of the earthquake.

Jefferson Elementary-Morals

June 3, 2011 – 6:59 pm
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Grade 5 students from Jefferson Elementary in the West Jefferson Hills School District share their stories about morals, scruples and respectful behavior