''The Saturday Light Brigade'' is a public

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featuring

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and family programming including participatory puzzles and games as well as on-air telephone calls from children and adults. Broadcast since 1978, it is one of the longest-running

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programs in the

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. The Saturday Light Brigade is broadcast live from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon (Eastern) on Saturday mornings and airs on

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, WSAJ in

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, and WOHM in

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. The program is broadcast by SLB Radio Productions, Inc., a

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corporation governed by a board of directors and advisory board. Day-to-day operations are managed by Larry and Rikki Berger. SLB is a member of the

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and Association of Independents in Radio.

History

Larry Berger originated the program on WYEP in Pittsburgh in March 1978 and was soon joined by sidekick/producer Bill Lucker. SLB Radio Productions, Inc., was formed in 2000 to guide the program's growth and ensure focus on its mission of encouraging genuine expression in and among children and adults. In 2001, SLB and

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entered into an agreement whereby SLB would move its offices and studios to the soon-to-be expanded museum. Lucker elected to take a sabbatical in early 2003 and remained involved on the Advisory Board. He died in 2008 after a courageous fight with cancer. In November 2003, SLB moved its Pittsburgh affiliation from WYEP to WRCT. The museum studios opened in November 2004 and are now the site of live broadcasts and off-air workshops.

External links

Online broadcasts:
slbradio.orgwrct.org
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