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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.

CLP Woods Run – Summer 2017

August 1, 2017 – 11:41 am | 329 views
P1040547 We just wrapped up summer programming at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh's Woods Run branch! Radio Club members learned about audio and created some great pieces of their own. Also be sure to check out the audio from the National Night Out event which was hosted at CLP Woods Run.

Propel Northside: Veteran Oral History Project

July 20, 2017 – 8:00 am | 261 views
IMG_3736 In Summer of 2017, SLB Radio Productions, Inc., in partnership with Propel Schools and Leadership Pittsburgh, convened a group of 5th through 8th grade students to conduct interviews with local veterans about their military experiences. While learning about digital audio recording, the students also discussed the importance of storytelling through the oral tradition. With support as needed, students arranged and conducted the interviews.

Summer Dreamers Academy 2017 – Radio Camp

July 10, 2017 – 12:15 pm | 464 views
SDA LOGO The Summer Dreamers Academy's 2017 Radio Camp has officially started!Welcome to our blog, where we’ll document all of our educational adventures and store all of the audio we create. We’ve got an exciting five weeks ahead of us--weeks filled to the brim with unbridled awesomeness.

BJWL: Hawkins Village Radio Camp 2017

June 22, 2017 – 5:00 pm | 114 views
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During the summer of 2017, SLB Radio Productions conducted a weekly radio camp at BJWL Hawkins Village (Rankin,PA) with elementary and middle-school students. Recordings include advice on how to be a good friend, custom commercials, and a heart-felt discussion on …

Propel Power – Propel Northside Podcast

June 5, 2017 – 5:59 pm | 351 views
P1040507 A group of departing eighth students at Propel Northside came together to record the inaugural episode of the Propel Power Podcast.

Holy Family Academy MiniMester Podcast: The Bitten Apple

June 1, 2017 – 1:00 am | 168 views

 

As part of an end of the year Minimester (three days of classes/workshops proposed by students), five Holy Family Academy students recorded and edited a podcast on a new release by Kali Uchis, the new Transformers movie, depression and …

Brashear After School 2016-17

May 24, 2017 – 4:55 pm | 444 views
P1040335 Brashear High School students celebrated International Women's Day (and Women's History Month!) by talking about special women in their lives.

Streaming the Future Webcast 2017

May 20, 2017 – 1:00 am | 181 views
IMG_3506 On May 20, 2017, teens from Pittsburgh Perry, Carrick High School, Winchester Thurston, Pittsburgh Westinghouse, Cornell Area High School, Fox Chapel High School, and North Allegheny Intermediate School discussed their outlooks, hopes, and concerns for the future in this live stream podcast. Listen to the hour-by-hour segments below!

Perry Community Day

May 16, 2017 – 6:00 pm | 237 views
IMG_0590 On May 16, 2017, Pittsburgh Perry Students Kara Anderson, Chereigna Jones, and Robert Hawkins hosted a live stream from Pittsburgh Perry Community Day, a part of Remake Learning Days.

Pittsburgh Perry Broadcasting Class: Preservation Podcast

May 16, 2017 – 2:33 pm | 479 views
P1040305 During the 2016/2017 school year, students in the broadcasting class at Pittsburgh Perry in association with the Young Preservationist Association and SLB Radio, learned about the history of the Northside, as well as holding discussions about their neighborhoods and communities.