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!

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Audio replays from the hundreds of arts, human services and other non-profit organizations interviewed by SLB each year.

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YES: Fairchild Challenge Winners

February 1, 2014 – 4:42 pm
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From 2/1/14: Students from Shaffer Elementary School, Harrison Middle School and Shaler Area Middle School on their winning biophilic design entries in the Fairchild Challenge, a monthly program to foster interest in the environment, administered locally by Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens

Big Brother Eric McClimans and Little Brother Peace

February 1, 2014 – 4:27 pm
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From 2/1/14: Eric McClimans and Peace talking about their connection through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh along with BBBS staffer Kristine Pace

YES: Poets from Urban Pathways Charter School

February 1, 2014 – 4:20 pm
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From 2/1/14: Poetry from students at Urban Pathways Charter Schools

ENOUGH Violence

February 1, 2014 – 4:09 pm
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From 2/1/14: A visit with Alison Hall (Pittsburgh Action Against Rape) and Rachel Saul (Society for Contemporary Craft) and Lueana Coward (RELIEF) as part of our monthly spotlight on Society for Contemporary Craft’s ENOUGH Violence, featuring works from U.S. and international artists in response to rising violence, now through 3/22

YES: Peer Advocate for Safer Schools Project

January 25, 2014 – 3:45 pm
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From 1/25/14: Discussion of the PASS (Peer Advocate for Safer Schools) Project with members of the Pittsburgh Chapter of GLSEN

YES: Sarah Heinz House Youth

January 25, 2014 – 3:44 pm
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From 1/25/14: Youth from Sarah Heinz House with excerpts from the newspaper they publish as part of their media lab program

YES: Yanlai Dance Academy

January 25, 2014 – 3:43 pm

From 1/25/14: Six students from Yanlai Dance Academy talking about their upcoming performance of Chinese Nutcracker

Tom Roberts

January 25, 2014 – 3:43 pm
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From 1/25/14: Tom Roberts previewing his new score for The Pawnshop, one of the films featured on 1/26 (2 pm) at the Hollywood Theater in Dormont as part of a celebration of Charlie Chaplin made possible in part by The Sprout Fund and including a discussion led by Pittsburgh’s Dan Kamin

2014 GRAMMY Nominees for Best Children’s Album

January 18, 2014 – 6:58 pm
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From 1/18/14: Live interviews with the performers nominated for the 2014 GRAMMY Award for Best Children’s Album

YES: Girls of Steel Robotics

January 18, 2014 – 6:48 pm
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From 1/18/14: Members of the Girls of Steel Robotics team sharing their experience with the robot-building kickoff event held earlier this month