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.
Read the full story »Pittsburgh Brashear After School: Social Media & 2 Hour Delays
We opened the floor to students at Brashear High School and they came up with two great topics for this week’s round table discussion; the pros and cons of social media and 2 hour delays. The perspective they shared may not be what you would expect, especially the consensus disapproval of a delayed start to the school day.
Clairton CASTLE 2015: Vocoder
Students at Clairton School District’s CASTLE program took a break from recording this week to experiment with a “vocoder,” a device that can alter a speaker’s voice. After taking turns with our wireless mic describing some of their brief, written stories, students then got a chance to play a makeshift game of “20 Questions.”
Clairton CASTLE 2015: “What I’m Hopeful for in the New Year”
Happy 2015! And, with this brand spanking New Year, came a new session of CASTLE’s Radio Club. Students were asked what they hoped for in the New Year.
Brashear Students Build Free Mini Libraries
Brashear High School students, in conjunction with the “Be There” campaign, kicked off a mini library project by donating the first of many free book depositories at Paisano’s Pizza in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood.
The libraries were built by Brashear students and will be placed around the district, as well as other parts of the city.
SLB was on hand to speak with students and gather audio from the inaugural little library. The first voice you’ll hear belongs to parent volunteer Deb Smallwood.
Pittsburgh Brashear After School: Impressions of America & Being Bilingual
You may have noticed in other Brashear recordings that many of our After School students are international.
This week we continued our round table discussions while embracing that international perspective. Radio club members in Block 1 talked about their first impressions of America as compared to their countries of origin, while Block 3 conversed about the benefits and challenges of becoming/being bilingual.
Fox Chapel Area School District: Creativity & Literacy Program – Fall 2014
In Fall of 2014, SLB Radio Productions, Inc., in partnership with the Fox Chapel Area School District Creativity and Literacy Program convened a group of nine Pre-K students and their caregivers to learn about and explore the technology used to make audio recordings for radio, While practicing their ability to express themselves. Students wrote and illustrated books about their lives containing pages about their families, their favorite books, why it’s important to read and even their expertise on how to do things – from giving a dog a snack, to eating a fruit snack or going to the pool.
Crossing Fences: East Liberty
East Liberty Voices features first-person reflections from eleven men as collected by ten boys. Project activities were conducted in collaboration with The Kingsley Association.
Crossing Fences: Wilkinsburg
Wilkinsburg Voices features first-person reflections from thirteen men as collected by sixteen boys. Project activities were conducted in collaboration with Youth Places and Wilkinsburg High School.
Clairton CASTLE 2014: “My Best Day”
Students at Clairton’s CASTLE program were asked: “What would happen on your perfect day?” After writing and recording their responses, sound effects were then added to their finished audio.
Crossing Fences: Sto-Rox
Sto-Rox Voices features first-person reflections from ten men as collected by nineteen boys. Project activities were conducted in collaboration with Focus on Renewal.
