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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.

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Pittsburgh King Prek-8, After School Workshop: A Time I was Helpful

February 6, 2013 – 1:18 pm

The Radio Club after school workshop continued on February 6th with a visit to The Saturday Light Brigade’s radio studio!

Pittsburgh King PreK-8: Childhood Memories

February 5, 2013 – 12:32 pm
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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.

Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5: My Radio Station

February 5, 2013 – 10:19 am
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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

February 4, 2013 – 2:39 pm
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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

January 31, 2013 – 12:49 pm
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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

January 30, 2013 – 5:52 pm
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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

January 30, 2013 – 12:38 pm
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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

January 24, 2013 – 12:24 pm
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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.

Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5: Peace and Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 22, 2013 – 11:21 am
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Students in Radio Club at Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5 wrote and recorded these poems (and a song!) describing their thoughts on peace and Martin Luther King, Jr. These pieces are a result of the third of six weekly sessions in which students are learning about the microphones, mixers and digital recorders used in producing features for radio.

Pittsburgh King PreK-8: Our Radio Station – KOTS – Kids On the Set

January 17, 2013 – 5:55 pm
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Students in Citiparks’ After School Academy at Pittsburgh King PreK-8 created the name and concept for their own mock radio station. They then learned about programming content, decided on what they would air, and began recording original pieces.