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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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Perry After School: Advice for Incoming Freshmen

December 8, 2015 – 4:14 pm
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The first year of high school can be a tough adjustment for a young person. But with time comes wisdom – and Radio Club members at Perry After School have no shortage of that.

Perry After School: My School

December 1, 2015 – 3:49 pm
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Radio Club members at Perry Traditional Academy were asked to talk about their school; what they like about and and a few things they might change. Some interesting amendments were proposed, like pushing back the 6:45 AM start time and instituting a dress code. Students were also asked to include their favorite memory of their career at Perry to this point.

Pittsburgh King After School 2015-16: My Neighborhood

December 1, 2015 – 11:34 am
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After School Radio Club students at Pittsburgh King participated in a round table discussion about their neighborhoods–what they about them liked, what they didn’t like, and what they would change.

Perry After School: Thanksgiving

November 24, 2015 – 5:28 pm
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Students at the North Side’s Perry Traditional Academy were asked to write and record about Thanksgiving. Some chose to write about Turkey Day’s past, while others wrote about the history of the tradition – but each Radio Club member was required to talk about the future – and what they were looking forward to at this year’s Thanksgiving.

Clairton CASTLE 2015-16: Our Three Favorite Things About Thanksgiving

November 18, 2015 – 12:39 pm
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Students at Clairton were asked, with the holiday only days away, what were some of their favorite things about Thanksgiving. Have a great holiday vacation everyone!

Perry After School: Commercials

November 17, 2015 – 3:46 pm
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Over the course of a few weeks Perry Traditional Academy students were asked to write their own commercials. Radio Club members got to voice their own spots, as well as choose music and sound effects for their advertisement.

Crossing Fences: Homestead

November 17, 2015 – 2:44 pm
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Homestead Voices  features first-person reflections from nine men as collected by eleven boys.  Project activities were conducted in collaboration with Homestead Youth Project at Best of the Batch.  Listen below for each man’s story as well as reflections from the interviewers.

Crossing Fences: Braddock

November 17, 2015 – 2:34 pm
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Braddock Voices  features first-person reflections from ten men as collected by ten boys.  Project activities were conducted in collaboration with Braddock Carnegie Library and Braddock Youth Project. Listen below for each man’s story as well as reflections from the interviewers.

Crossing Fences: Sheraden

November 17, 2015 – 2:27 pm
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Sheraden Voices features first-person reflections from eleven men as collected by twelve boys.  Project activities were conducted in collaboration with H.O.P.E. for Tomorrow at Trinity AME Zion Church.  Listen below for each man’s story as well as reflections from the interviewers.

Interview: Mark Rogalsky, Allegheny Quits for Life

November 14, 2015 – 12:00 pm
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From 11/14/2015: An interview with Mark Rogalsky on Allegheny Quits for Life, a week-long event to promote smoking cessation in Allegheny County Nov. 15-21.