Youth Express

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Youth Express is a 24/7 streaming Internet radio service featuring original writing, music, theater, journalism and reflections from Pittsburgh-area youth. Created by SLB Radio Productions, Inc., Youth Express leverages SLB-developed principles and methods successfully deployed throughout its 35+ years of encouraging and distributing authentic stories, ideas and creative work by thousands of children and youth in Grades 6–12 to an audience of peers and adults.

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What You'll Hear

  • Youth writing from class assignments
  • Youth-led open mics
  • Poetry slams
  • High school newspaper writing
  • Student talk shows
  • Independent writing
  • Student-hosted talk shows specific to their school or community

Youth Express…

  • provides a distribution method and audience to support youth as they aspire to share thoughts and ideas, write clearly and become more engaged with their community.
  • provides a comprehensive and inclusive outlet for youth voice that demonstrates Pittsburgh’s overall commitment to youth.
  • helps eliminate preconceived notions about neighborhoods, ethnic or racial background, and other factors.
  • improves overall understanding and empathy for people whose situations are different than their own.
  • informs other generations about youth-centric issues.
  • lets participating youth sharpen skills (e.g., interviewing, writing, speaking, persuasiveness, editing, teamwork, deadline compliance) that support academic standards, badge-based learning and college/workforce readiness and other 21st Century workforce skills
  • is available on smartphones, tablets, PCs and portable Internet radios ensuring that virtually anyone can listen.
  • leverages powerful opportunity to use emerging standards for connected dashboards to provide the nation’s first programming service showcasing its youth as well as a platform that can be replicated by other communities.

Ways To Listen

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On-demand

Selected features from Youth express are available on demand at these locations:

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