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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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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Interview: Foundation of HOPE, Keith Kondrich

December 2, 2023 – 7:20 am
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From 12/02/2023: Keith Kondrich from Foundation of HOPE with information about its Breakfast with Santa, 12/9 (9 am), Penn Brewery.

Live Music: Renaissance City Choir

November 25, 2023 – 11:05 am
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From 11/25/2023: Renaissance City Choir previewing their holiday concert Fire and Ice, 12/9, (7:30 pm), East Liberty Presbyterian Church. 

Youth Express: Language Roundtable Discussion

November 25, 2023 – 10:35 am
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From 11/25/2023: SLB Interns Selena Xiao, Heather McIntyre, Alaa Afra, Aahna Sinha, and SLB staffer, Alexa Bocek, with a roundtable discussion on language learning and being multilingual.

Youth Express: Labsy Honoree, Nina Cranor

November 25, 2023 – 10:05 am
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From 11/25/2023: Nina Cranor (12th grade, Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy) on her award-winning entry in the Labsy Awards Teen Media Contest sponsored by Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.

In Studio Pop-Up: Holiday Show, Pittsburgh Savoyards

November 25, 2023 – 8:35 am
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From 11/25/2023: The Pittsburgh Savoyards with selections from Gian Carlo Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors and O. Henry’s The Gift of the Magi, 12/1 through 12/16, Margaret Partee Performing Arts Center, Bellevue.

Interview: Pittsburgh Sound + Image, Steve Haines

November 25, 2023 – 8:20 am
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From 11/25/2023: Steve Haines on Pittsburgh Sound + Image’s world premiere of 1920s feature-length documentary Spang’s First Century, 12/7, (8 pm), Harris Theater.

Interview: Pennsylvania Master Naturalist, Char Ross

November 25, 2023 – 7:50 am
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From 11/25/2023: PA Master Naturalist and hobby taxidermist Char Ross with information about Harmony In The Wild: Peaceful Co-existence with Wildlife 11/30, (6 pm) CC Mellor Library.

Live Music: Shelf Life String Band

November 18, 2023 – 11:05 am
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From 11/18/2023: Bluegrass with The Shelf Life String Band featuring Derek Dysart (guitar), Joe Dep (banjo), Andy Boehm (mandolin), and Greg Thurman (double bass).

Youth Express: Fairchild Challenge Honorees, Shaler Area High School

November 18, 2023 – 10:35 am
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From 11/18/2023: Shaler Area High School 10th graders Grace Helbling, Elise Williams, and Gabi Exler on their experiences with The Fairchild Challenge, a national program designed to foster environmental awareness and action, locally sponsored by Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens.

Youth Express: Center of Life Jazz Band

November 18, 2023 – 10:05 am
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From 11/18/2023: From Center of Life in Hazelwood, students from COL Jazz: Noah Clonan (17, Thomas Jefferson High School), Hanae Rayzer (17, Pittsburgh CAPA), Lyndon Frost (14, Pittsburgh CAPA), and Bryce Jones (17, Pittsburgh Allderdice High School) performing in advance of their upcoming trip to the Jazz Education Network Conference in New Orleans.