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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 Langley K-8: Holiday Spirit

November 15, 2013 – 2:57 pm
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Students in Citiparks’ After School Academy at Pittsburgh Langley K-8 recorded these pieces in which they describe how they can help and be charitable during the holiday season. These pieces are a result of seven weekly sessions in which students are learning about the equipment and techniques used in producing features for radio.

The ZONE: Ways I Can Help My Community

November 13, 2013 – 11:40 am
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With the Holidays fast approaching, students were asked to think of ways in which they can help the less fortunate. Their ideas ranged from a talent show, to a food drive, to selling caricatures on the street.

Pittsburgh Langley K-8: Mustang Hot Topics

November 8, 2013 – 2:45 pm
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Students in Citiparks’ After School Academy at Pittsburgh Langley K-8 recorded these pieces for a school newscast, titled “Mustang Hot Topics.” These pieces are a result of the second of seven weekly sessions in which students are learning about the equipment and techniques used in producing features for radio.

Crossing Fences: Hilltop

November 7, 2013 – 4:04 pm
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Hilltop Voices features first-person reflections from ten men as collected by thirteen boys. Project activities were conducted in collaboration with Voices Against Violence.

Crossing Fences: Northside

November 7, 2013 – 3:57 pm
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Northside Voices features first-person reflections from ten men as collected by fourteen boys. Project activities were conducted in collaboration with Allegheny Youth Development. Listen below for each man’s story as well as reflections from the interviewers.

Crossing Fences: McKeesport

November 7, 2013 – 3:38 pm
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McKeesport Voices features first-person reflections from eleven men as collected by 10 boys. Project activities were conducted in collaboration with YouthCAST. Listen below for each man’s story as well as reflections from the interviewers.

The ZONE: The American Dream

November 6, 2013 – 3:53 pm
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The “American Dream” discussion topic produced such awesome responses at Clairton, it was decided that students at The Zone would be asked what they thought of this national ethos as well.

Clairton CASTLE: The American Dream & Editing

November 5, 2013 – 2:49 pm
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On our seventh meeting at Clairton’s CASTLE program students were asked to reflect on the “American Dream” and what it means to them. Then, 5th and 6th graders were given access to Mac Book Pros with which they attempted the Humpty Dumpty Challenge; after learning the basics of the audio editing software Adobe Audition, the students were tasked with reassembling various Disney songs that had been divided into 15 separate clips.

Pittsburgh Langley K-8: My School Radio Station

November 1, 2013 – 3:02 pm
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Students in Citiparks’ After School Academy at Pittsburgh Langley K-8 recorded these pieces in which they share what the name they would give their school radio station. These pieces are a result of the second of seven weekly sessions in which students are learning about the equipment and techniques used in producing features for radio.

The ZONE: The Humpty Dumpty Challenge

October 30, 2013 – 12:03 pm
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On our 4th and 5th meetings at University Preparatory Academy’s The ZONE, students were split into three groups, given access to netbooks, and tasked with reassembling various pop songs that had been spliced into twenty-five separate pieces.