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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Feature: Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s Teen Docent Program

July 30, 2011 – 3:08 pm
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Joining us are the young adults from the CMNH’s Teen Docent Program. Teens ages 13 and up may become trained museum volunteers who answer visitors’ questions about animals, exhibitions and the museum. Most often you see them at Exploration Carts focusing on Alcoa Foundation Hall of American Indians, Dinosaurs in Their Time, Walton Hall of Ancient Egypt, Hall of African Wildlife, and Insects.

Feature: Write On! City Theater’s Young Playwrights at Summer Dreamers

July 23, 2011 – 1:01 pm
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In “Write On!” at Summer Dreamers Camp CAPA, professional artists work with campers to teach the art of playwriting, using many theatre tools such as acting, improvisation, brainstorming, and movement. Campers interact with professional actors and directors while penning original plays. Joining us is Kristen Link from City Theatre and her young playwrights, live on SLB.

Youth Expression Showcase: South Park Children’s Theatre

July 16, 2011 – 3:50 pm
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Joining us is the cast of South Park Children’s Theatre, performing selections from their latest production.

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.

Feature: Prime Stage Theater previews “Antigone”

May 7, 2011 – 3:43 pm
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Prime Stage Theater presents the classic tale Antigone. Founder Wayne Brinda and some cast members stop by our studio to read a scene from the play.

Pittsburgh Faison K-8 & PPC: The Parks and Eco-Stewardship

April 28, 2011 – 11:59 pm
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40 Students ages 6-9 from Pittsburgh Faison K-8, with guidance from SLB, HearMe and Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, share their thoughts and feelings about their parks. Stories range from why the park is so fun, building bird houses, planting seeds, what they would do to change or improve the park, and even bugs!

Eleanor Lee

April 9, 2011 – 9:11 am
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Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orhcestra member and PCS Young Artist winner Eleanor Lee, 17, performs works for cello.

Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s Beauty and the Beast Jr.

April 9, 2011 – 9:07 am
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Beauty and the Beast is a Tony Award-winning tale of wonder and love! Based on the Disney film, this modern day classic has captured audiences around the world. We’re pleased to welcome Pittsburgh Musical Theater cast members as they preview their performance.