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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Interview: Alan Irvine, A Santa Claus Story

December 24, 2022 – 9:35 am
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From 12/24/2022: Alan Irvine calls in to share a special Christmas Eve story with a twist.

Interview: “Hazelwood Alive” Film, JaQuay Edward Carter

December 10, 2022 – 8:20 am
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From 12/10/2022: Historian JaQuay Edward Carter with details on the debut screening of Hazelwood Alive, a film showcasing his quest to preserve a Hazelwood’s rich history and to steer the community towards revitalization,12/10 (6:15 pm), Calvin Hall, First Hungarian Reformed Church.

Interview: CSA Performance Series, Perdita

November 26, 2022 – 8:35 am
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From 11/26/2022: Playwright Nathan Wagner with a preview of Perdita, running 12/1 (8 pm) and 12/2 (11 am and 8 pm) as part of the New Hazlett Theater Community Supported Art Performance Series.

Interview: Western Pa. Model Railroad Museum

November 19, 2022 – 7:20 am
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From 11/19/2022: Bill Humphrey with details on the 34th annual Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum holiday show, Gibsonia, now through 1/15/23.

Interview: Penguin Problems in the Galapagos Islands, Bridgette Purdue

November 5, 2022 – 7:20 am

From 11/5/2022: Bridgette Purdue of Alumni Theater Company with details on Penguin Problems in the Galapagos Islands – A Staged Reading featuring actors from Alumni Theater Company and DEMASKUSTheater Collective, 11/7 (6 pm), August Wilson African American Cultural Center.

Interview: Amachi Pittsburgh Ambassador Program

October 15, 2022 – 8:20 pm
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From 10/15/2022: Anna Hollice & Jordan Allen, Sr. on the Amachi Pittsburgh Ambassador Program

Interview: Actor’s Labratory, Alumni Theater Company

October 15, 2022 – 7:20 pm
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From 10/15/2022: Bridgette Perdue previews Alumni Theater Company’s production Actor’s Laboratory. (October 14th-16th)

Interview: Clean Water Act Festival

October 15, 2022 – 10:24 am
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From 10/15/2022: Morgan McCray joins us with live interviews from the Clean Water Act Festival at the Millvale Riverfront Park for the the 50th anniversary celebration of the Clean Water Act (10/15 11am-3pm).

Interview: Chatham Baroque, Idaspe

October 1, 2022 – 8:20 am
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From 10/01/2022: Patricia Halverson, Andrew Fouts, and Scott Pauley of Chatham Baroque preview the music scores for Quantum Theatre’s production of Idaspe (from 10/7 – 10/15 at 7:30PM at Byham Theatre). 

Interview: Pedaltopia 2022, Ellen Conrad

October 1, 2022 – 7:50 am
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From 10/01/2022: Ellen Conrad on Communitopia’s Pedal For A Purpose, Pedaltopia 2022 (10/8 from 10 – 2:00 at the Highline Patio at S 4th Street).