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January 27, 2024 – 11:05 am

From 01/27/2024: Morgantown-based fiddler, guitarist and singer/songwriter Gray Buchanan previewing her SongSpace show at First Unitarian with Bertha and the Belles, 1/27 (7:30 pm), Shadyside.

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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.

Radio Camp 2016 – Day 2 – “A Letter to My Future Self”

June 28, 2016 – 10:25 am
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On their second day of Summer Dreamer’s Academy, radio campers wrote and recorded a letter to their future selves!

Radio Camp 2016 – Day 1 – Introductions & “Three Things About Me”

June 27, 2016 – 9:48 am
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And so begins a new summer of Radio Camp! Our first day was jam packed with fun activities; we met our campers, introduced them to the basics of audio production and then recorded them, asking: “What are three (or more) unique, crazy, awesome things about you?”

Propel Northside: City of Asylum’s Exiled Writers

June 10, 2016 – 1:32 pm
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SLB Radio Productions, Inc., in partnership with Propel Northside and City of Asylum, convened a group of students to create oral histories with exiled writers from City of Asylum’s Writer Residency program.

Propel Homestead Afterschool Radio Club 2015-2016

June 2, 2016 – 2:50 pm
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Throughout the 2015/2016 school year, SLB Radio Productions, Inc., in partnership with Propel Homestead, met with middle school students to discuss topics that were important to them.

Interview: STEAM: The Specters of the Knox Mill

May 28, 2016 – 9:00 am
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From 05/28/2016: Elizabeth Rishel discusses STEAM: The Specters of the Knox Mill, a new original rock opera series.

Interview: Huey Deitrich

May 28, 2016 – 9:00 am
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From 05/28/2016: Huey Deitrich, a member of the Pennsylvania Chapter of US Submarine Veterans, discusses the Tolling of the Boats ceremony at the USS Requin, Carnegie Science Center, 5/29 at 10:00am.

Kerr Elementary School: 2nd Grade Playground Project – 2016

May 25, 2016 – 2:58 pm
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Between March 4th and May 6th 2016, SLB Radio worked with 60 second graders to use the tools of radio broadcasting to sharpen self-expression, persuasive writing and creativity while learning about play, playgrounds and playground design.

Little Free Libraries at Perry High School

May 12, 2016 – 1:19 pm
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Perry Traditional Academy students showed off some of their hard work with Little Free Libraries to peers and mentors alike at Remake Learning Days.

Clairton CASTLE 2016: Mysterious Monday

May 11, 2016 – 2:08 pm
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Students at Clairton recorded a radio drama in the vein of such classic films as “Big” or “Freaky Friday,” posing the hypothetical question: “What would you do if you switched bodies with your Math teacher?”

Pittsburgh King 2016: Audio Message Exchange – Episode #2

May 10, 2016 – 2:04 pm
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Students at both Pittsburgh King and Clairton Middle School continued to send each other audio messages these past two weeks, asking about their school cafeteria food, school basketball teams, and what is the best place in their neighborhood?