February 9, 2013

YES: La Escualita

From 2/9/13: Eleven students (ages 4 and 5) from La Escualita performing songs in Spanish

February 2, 2013

YES: Fairchild Challenge Winners

From 2/2/13: Students from Mellon Middle School (Mt. Lebanon School District) with winning personal testimonials about the positive action he or she took to improve his/her daily impact on the environment in response to the Fairchild Challenge, a program sponsored locally by Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens to foster interest in the environment among middle and high school students

February 2, 2013

Interviews with Grammy Nominees for Best Children’s Album

From 2/2/13: To celebrate the upcoming 55th Grammy Awards, we featured live interviews with all five Grammy nominees for Best Children’s Album on this week’s SLB. Listen to hear about the careers and lives of Mark Oblinger, songwriter for JumpinJazz Kids, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings artist Elizabeth Mitchell, Jason Rabinowitz of Brooklyn-based band The Pop Ups, Joe Mailander of Minneapolis bluegrass/roots duo The Okee Dokee Brothers, and singer/songwriter/storyteller Bill Harley.

January 26, 2013

Big Sister Renee Ciorra and Little Sister Cheyenne

From 1/26/13: Renee Ciorra and Cheyenne discussing their mentoring relationship along with BBBS staff member Tom Baker