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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YES: Big Brother Big Sister of the Month

March 12, 2016 – 11:45 am
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From 03/12/2016: Colt Templin and Jaumair talking about their relationship as forged by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh along with BBBS staffer Sandra Eritano.

Preview: Empty Bowls

March 12, 2016 – 11:40 am
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From 03/21/216: Ken Regal of Just Harvest and Tamara Kilgore of the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank with a preview of this year’s Empty Bowls Dinner, 3/20, Rodef Shalom, Oakland.

YES: Fairchild Challenge

February 27, 2016 – 12:45 pm
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From 02/27/2016: Bella Greco (Shaler MS), Deeksha Sharma and Jocelyn Blackburn (Gateway HS), and Maya Winter, Sao Mai Nguyen, Gordan Merkel, and Moria Connell (Ellis) are all Fairchild Challenge honorees for their projects on biophilic design at their schools. The Fairchild Challenge is sponsored locally by Phipps Convervatory and Botanical Gardens.

Interview: Jason Sauer, Most Wanted Fine Art

February 27, 2016 – 12:40 pm
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From 02/27/2016: Most Wanted Fine Art gallery owner and demolition derby champion, Jason Sauer, on the work that he and his wife, Nina, have done with Goodwill of Southwestern Pa: providing training to young men recently released from prison.

Interview: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

February 13, 2016 – 12:00 pm
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From 02/13/2016: Devon McCune, Seth Laidlaw, and Jessica Savitz of Stage 62 preview Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day running through Feb 14 at Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall.

YES: Project Perspective, Pittsburgh Brashear Students in Action

February 6, 2016 – 12:45 pm
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From 02/06/2016: Leon Blair (14, Beechview), Savannah Mynahan (17, Morningside), Cameron Brown (16, Beltzhoover), and Carlyle Stokes (17, Brookline) on Project Perspective: Bridging Community and Police Voices developed by Pittsburgh Brashear’s Students in Action.

2016 GRAMMY Nominees for Best Children’s Album

January 30, 2016 – 12:45 pm
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From 01/30/2016: Music and interviews with five of the artists whose albums have been nominated for this year’s GRAMMY Award for Best Children’s Album.

Interview: Kim Thomas, Culture Clips

January 30, 2016 – 12:45 pm
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From 01/30/2016: Kim Thomas of Culture Clips on their launch celebration at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh Feb 4.

Interview: Crystal Worl

January 23, 2016 – 12:45 pm
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From 01/23/2016: Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh F.I.N.E. Art Resident Crystal Worl on formline shapes and storytelling traditions from her native Alaska.

Interview: Girl Scout Emily Ruggieri

January 16, 2016 – 11:30 am
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From 01/16/16: Girl Scout Emily Milliron Ruggieri of South Greensburg on her work to encourage customers to donate Girl Scout cookies to Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Her goal this year is 7,500 boxes of cookies!