Headline »

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.

Read the full story »
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.

Monessen High School – Exit Interviews

May 26, 2011 – 4:27 pm

In May, 2011 25 graduating students at Monessen High School discuss their future, careers, goals, fond memories, and college plans.

Albert Gallatin Area School District – How I Learn

May 25, 2011 – 10:06 pm

In May, 2011, 38 Albert Gallatin area school district students revealed the ways in which they learn.

Shaler Area High School-High School Experiences

May 18, 2011 – 3:32 pm
IMG_1279

Seniors at Shaler Area High School discuss their educational experiences as they prepare to move on to college life.

Mapletown Jr/Sr High School – Stories about rural life

May 5, 2011 – 12:46 am
IMG_1190

Students age 13-15 at Mapletown Jr/Sr High School share stories about rural life, reputations, school, drugs, nature and stereotypes.

Pittsburgh Linden K-5 – Role Models

April 27, 2011 – 3:25 pm
Pittsburgh Linden K-5 April 27

Students at Pittsburgh Linden K-5 ages 8 to 10 share stories about their role models, experiences with them, what they’ve learned from them, and how role models have inspired and helped to shape who they are and will be.

The Consortium for Public Education – The Future Is Mine Program

April 15, 2011 – 3:07 pm

Students ages 15 through 17 in the Future Is Mine program through the Consortium for Public Education talk about the program and what they’ve learned, why it’s important to them, how it’s helped them grow and how they imagine their future.

Environmental Charter School at Frick Park with PPC: Parks! with Mrs. Mars’ Class

April 7, 2011 – 2:51 pm

Students at The Environmental Charter School at Frick Park in Mrs. Mars’ first grade class, ages 6 to 7, share stories with topics such as their favorite habitat, park memories, things that they would change about their park and why the parks are important to them.

Pittsburgh Linden K-5 – Protecting The Environment

April 6, 2011 – 3:42 pm

Students at Pittsburgh Linden K-5 ages 8 to 10 share their thoughts and even a limerick about parks and the value of protecting the environment.

Trinity High School – My Neighborhood Vs. Living In Pittsburgh

April 6, 2011 – 11:38 am

5 students at Trinity High School share things they love about their neighborhood or wish were different and then speculate as to how that would compare to living in a bigger city such as Pittsburgh.

McKeesport High School – Sharing, Working With Young People

March 31, 2011 – 2:14 pm

Two groups of students at McKeesport High School discuss their thoughts on sharing, working with young people. The younger group, aged 4-5 discuss sharing after having read “Stone Soup,” the older students, aged 15-17, discuss their experience working with the younger children.