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.

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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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In Studio Pop-up: BLOCK Sculpture Series

February 24, 2018 – 8:35 am
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From 02/24/2018: Sculptor and ceramic artist Debbie Reichard discusses her upcoming BLOCK sculpture installation (2/26 – 3/17) along with Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh art studio manager Carina Kooiman.

In Studio Pop-up: Mary Morgan Smith

December 23, 2017 – 10:05 am

From 12/23/2017: Classic stories with Mary Morgan Smith.

Interview: Western Pa. Model Railroad Museum

November 11, 2017 – 7:50 am
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From 11/11/2017: Bill Humphrey of the Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum with details on its upcoming holiday show, Nov. 11 to Jan. 14

In Studio Pop-up: Bulgarian Folk Festival

October 7, 2017 – 8:35 am
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From 10/07/2017: Accordionist Vladimir Mollov, Fran Wieloch, and Kathy Maron-Wood with a preview of the upcoming Na Megdana Bulgarian Folk Festival. 10/13 and 10/14, Bulgarian Center & West Mifflin Area Middle School

In Studio Pop-up: Steel City Shakespeare

September 30, 2017 – 8:35 am
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From 09/30/2017: Steel City Shakespeare with a preview of a Sinbad, recently translated and adapted from old Persian texts (4 pm on 10/7, 10/8, 10/14 and 10/15, Fineview Overlook, Catoma and Lanark St., Northside)

In-Studio Pop Up: Kindergarten… Here I Come!

August 19, 2017 – 11:05 am
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From 08/19/2017: Rising kindergartners from throughout southwestern Pennsylvania visit our studios as we join the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and other colleagues for the 13th annual Kindergarten…Here I Come to support members of the Class of 2030.

In-Studio Pop up: Glenn Walsh

August 19, 2017 – 8:35 am
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From 08/19/2017: Glenn Walsh with tips and details on Monday’s Solar Eclipse

Interview: Philip Bauerle

August 12, 2017 – 8:20 am
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From 08/12/2017: Education Coordinator Philip Bauerle with details on Penn State Master Gardeners of Allegheny County’s Garden in the Parks free field day, 8/19 (9 am to 1 pm) at the demonstration gardens in North Park (East Ingomar Rd. and Babcock Blvd.) and South Park (Corrigan Dr. and McConkey Rd.)

In Studio Pop-up: AFS-USA

July 22, 2017 – 8:35 am
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From 07/22/2017: Ty Bedillion (Washington, Pa) and Eliyas Ali (Yemen), discuss their experiences as part of the AFS-USA international cultural exchange and scholarship program along with program ambassador Angelina Winbush and AFS volunteers Charlene Filsaime and Carol Huff.

Interview: ABBEY in the Red

May 27, 2017 – 11:35 am
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From 05/27/2017: Herman Pearl and Ben Barson with music and conversation in preview of ABBEY: In the Red, a music and dance performance inspired by the life and music of Abbey Lincoln, August Wilson Center, through 5/27