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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Articles in The Saturday Light Brigade

YES: Fairchild Challenge

November 22, 2014 – 4:17 pm
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From 11-22-14: Winning writers Anna Yaksich (Springdale Junior High School), Elsa Tonkinwise (The Ellis School), Maggie Shissler (St. Sylvester), Brandon Skalniak (St. Sylvester) and Emily Ehrenberger (Shaler Area Middle School) with excerpts from their entries in the Fairchild Challenge, a Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Garden program offering teens creative ways to learn more about the environment.

Preview: Storyswap Guild’s Tellabration

November 22, 2014 – 3:59 pm
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From 11-22-14: Mike Perry sharing a story along with details on Tellabration, presented byStorySwap.

YES: Joan Mukogosi

November 15, 2014 – 2:06 pm
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From 11-15-14: Joan Mukogosi joins us to talk about her involvement with the Pittsburgh Student Activist Coalition.

YES: David’s Music House

November 15, 2014 – 1:46 pm
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From 11-15-14: David’s Music House student Max Szalla with songs on piano and saxophone.

YES: Joe Jarski

November 8, 2014 – 1:59 pm
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From 11/8/14: North Allegheny 9th grader Joe Jarski performing original music on guitar, banjo and harmonica.

YES: Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra’s Andrew Johnson

November 8, 2014 – 1:55 pm
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From 11/8/14: Upper St. Clair senior and Pittsburgh Youth Symphony violinist Andrew Johnson.

Live Music: Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle celebrating 10 years

November 8, 2014 – 1:43 pm
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From 11/8/14: John Hayes, Peter Donovan, and Alyssa Turkowski with music and details on the Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle CD release party, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts.

Review: Ian Walks America

November 8, 2014 – 1:32 pm
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From 11/8/14: Ian Cummins returning to SLB to recap his cross-country journey in memory of his brother Ryan and to raise awareness about mental health and illness.

Live Music: Mark “Lil Rev” Revenson

November 1, 2014 – 12:56 pm
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From 11-01-14: Mark “Li’l Rev” Revenson (ukulele and mandolin) and Clint Hoover (harmonica) performing live and discussing an 11/1 ukulele workshop.

YES: Big Brother Big Sister of the Month

November 1, 2014 – 12:51 pm
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