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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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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Youth Express: Scholastic Writing-Kris, Aneri and Giovanna

March 19, 2022 – 10:05 am
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From 03/19/2022: Scholastic Writing Award honorees Kris Kaminski, Giovanna Herron, and Aneri Shethji read excerpts from and talk about their writing.

Youth Express: Scholastic Writing-Maya, Olivia, Kaden, and Lilly

March 12, 2022 – 10:05 am
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From 3/12/2022: Scholastic Writing Awards winners Maya Sivakumar, Olivia Mastren-Williams, Kaden Velasquez, and Lilly Larkin share sample of their written works.

Youth Express: Scholastic Writing-Manal, Conner & Zoe

March 5, 2022 – 10:05 am
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From 3/5/2022: Scholastic Writing Awards regional winners Manal Samah Shafiq ( Avonworth Middle School, 13) Connor McAninch (Shaler Area High School, 16), and Zoe Apostolopoulos (Winchester Thurston, 17) share and talk about their writing. 

Interview: Junior Achievement’s 18 Under 18, Morgan McCray

February 19, 2022 – 9:05 am
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From 02/19/2022: Morgan McCray, high school intern for SLB, on receiving Junior Achievement’s 18 Under 18 Award (2/22 at the National Aviary from 7:00 – 9:00 PM).

Youth Express: Cecilia Sciullo

January 29, 2022 – 10:35 am
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From 01/29/2022: A conversation with Cecilia Sciullo (Bishop Canevin High School, Grade 12), who received an Honorable Mention from Carnegie Library Teen Media Awards for her 3D artwork.

Youth Express: EdCorps, Zach Bischoff and Addie Malock

December 18, 2021 – 10:35 am

From 12/18/2021: Real World Scholars Zach Bischoff (Baldwin High School, 18, Grade 12) and Addie Malock (Whitehall Elementary School, 11, Grade 5) joining us to talk about the Student Made Holiday Market (Baldwin High School, 12/18, 10 – 12pm) and their participation in EdCorp

Youth Express: Riley Kirk

December 18, 2021 – 10:05 am
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From 12/18/2021: Riley Kirk (Gateway High School, Grade 10) is a Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Teen Media Award recipient for “the thing about the sun: a short piece”.

Youth Express: EdCorps, Ethan Defilippi & Tyler Pillar

December 11, 2021 – 10:05 am
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From 12/11/2021: Ethan Defilippi and Tyler Pillar, both seniors at Keystone Oaks High School, on their experience with EdCorps and Golden Oaks Designs.

Youth Express: Poet Aja Lynn

November 20, 2021 – 10:35 am
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From 11/20/2021: Aja Lynn (Hampton High School), an Allegheny County 2021-22 Youth Poet Ambassador for City of Asylum @ Alphabet City.

Youth Express: Poet Ekow Opoku-Dakwa

November 13, 2021 – 10:35 am
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From 11/13/2021: Ekow Opoku-Dakwa (15, Allderdice High School), an Allegheny County Youth Poet Ambassador for Alphabet City @ City of Asylum.