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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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Pittsburgh Allegheny 6-8 After School 2015: “Three Things About Me”

April 6, 2015 – 2:01 pm

On the first of six after school sessions, students at Allegheny Traditional Academy were introduced to The Saturday Light Brigade and the basics of audio production.

Wilkinsburg After School: Balderdash

March 31, 2015 – 2:18 pm
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Balderdash! Students were each given a made-up word and used their imaginations to come up with an original definition. See what they came up with and how they used these imaginary words in a sentence.

YMAP: Wilkinsburg Student Union – March 2015

March 30, 2015 – 11:55 am
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The Youth Media Advocacy Project (YMAP) has lead to the formation of the Wilkinsburg High School Student Union. Their mission is to promote a positive learning environment and generate opportunities for their fellow students.

Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 2015: Practice Interviews

March 26, 2015 – 11:06 am
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Students in Radio Club at Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 wrote interview questions and learned the basics of conducting interviews using the Zoom H2 recorders. They then interviewed each other as practice for next weeks final interviews.

Clairton CASTLE 2015: End of the Semester Celebration

March 25, 2015 – 4:01 pm

Over the course of this semester, Elementary and Middle School students in Clairton’s CASTLE program have been working hard each week creating awesome audio recordings and, to celebrate all their hard work, on this, their final day of Radio Club, students got to enjoy an awesome party!

Brashear After School: When I Get Home & Stress

March 25, 2015 – 10:39 am
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Since students were gearing up for spring break, they decided to discuss what they do when school is over and they get home. Some Radio Club members helped their younger siblings with homework, hung out with friends, or immediately got something to eat.

Clairton CASTLE 2015: Microphone Building – Pt. 2 & Karaoke

March 23, 2015 – 2:35 pm

Students at Clairton’s CASTLE after school program finished building their DIY microphones!

Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 2015: Important Issues

March 19, 2015 – 12:29 pm

Students in Radio Club at Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8 wrote and recorded these pieces where they describe issues and concerns they have about their school, their neighborhood and even the world. In addition to these pieces, they each chose one person they would like to interview and shared one question they would ask that person.

Pittsburgh King After School: Super Power

March 19, 2015 – 10:55 am
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If you had to pick one super power, what would you choose? We asked students at Pittsburgh King the same question and got some really off the board answers. Our Radio Club members aren’t interested in standard powers like flying or invisibility, but would rather have control over lava or be able to melt faces.

Pittsburgh Brashear After School: Overrated/Underrated & Discussion of Drugs in School

March 18, 2015 – 4:36 pm
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We asked Radio Club members in our first two blocks what they thought was overrated. The topic and subject were up to them. As you might imagine, there was a great variety of responses – everything thing from Tom Brady and the New England Patriots to blue jeans.