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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Articles in Pittsburgh Youth Radio Corps

Pittsburgh Linden Academy – Pittsburgh Pride

February 4, 2011 – 5:31 pm
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As the Super Bowl approaches, students at Pittsburgh Linden Academy discuss their love for Pittsburgh and the Steelers.

Allegheny Intermediate Unit – Becoming a Teacher

February 2, 2011 – 3:58 pm

 
 
 
 
 
 
Hear these young people talk about education, their role models …

Waldorf School of Pittsburgh – I Take Care Of Myself

February 2, 2011 – 3:50 pm

 
Students at Waldorf School of Pittsburgh share their thoughts on …

Pittsburgh Dilworth K-5 – Personal Narratives

February 1, 2011 – 5:30 pm
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Students from Dillworth K-5 share some personal experiences, like learning how to do a back flip, struggling with a parents’ separation, and riding the Jackrabbit.

Clairton High School – Personal Narratives

January 14, 2011 – 4:32 pm
Clairton Hear Me

Ten students from Clariton Highschool wrote and recorded these personal narratives as part of HearMe.

The recordings were done in their classroom by their teacher, Andrea Johnson.

Pittsburgh Linden Academy – Personal Profiles

January 11, 2011 – 4:02 pm
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Their fun, their kooky, their the students at Pittsburgh Linden Academy and they’ve written and recorded these personal profiles as part of our after school radio workshops.

University Prep: Letters to the Editor

January 5, 2011 – 3:56 pm
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Following the resignation of PPS Superintendent Mark Roosevelt, students in the 9th grade at University Prep wrote letters to the editor regarding what they would like to see in a new superintendent.

Gateway High School – Personal Narratives

January 5, 2011 – 2:41 pm
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Students from Gateway High School open up with some personal anecdotes.

New Years Hopes

December 29, 2010 – 5:29 pm
Hopes Storyboxes

Look for six new SLB StoryBoxes featuring the voices of sixty children expressing their hopes for 2011 at First Night Pittsburgh. Created in conjunction with The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and the Hear Me project, these StoryBoxes will be installed at the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Arts Education Center, 805/807 Liberty Avenue, Downtown from New Year’s Eve through late January.

M.A.C.S. Holiday Reflections

December 1, 2010 – 3:41 pm

Students at Manchester Academic Charter School reflect on holiday traditions such as that sweet, sweet potato pie, Christmas light decorations, and family.