Organizations Filed Purposes:
PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING THAT USES AUDIO TO ENCOURAGE, AMPLIFY, DISTRIBUTE AND ARCHIVE IDEAS, STORIES AND FEELINGS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH VIA RADIO PROGRAMS, WORKSHOPS, APPEARANCES AND PRESENTATIONS.
RADIO PRODUCTION AND WORKSHOPS - SLB BROADCASTS A 6-HOUR SATURDAY MORNING RADIO PROGRAM CALLED THE SATURDAY LIGHT BRIGADE. THIS PROGRAM AIRS 52 WEEKS/YEAR ON MULTIPLE RADIO STATIONS COVERING SIXTEEN COUNTIES IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND OHIO, AS WELL AS VIA THE INTERNET. THE PROGRAM BLENDS ACOUSTIC MUSIC, INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, LIVE PERFORMANCES BY YOUTH AND ADULTS, YOUTH-PRODUCED FEATURES AND INTERVIEWS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED NONPROFITS. APPROXIMATELY 500 GUESTS WERE WELCOMED THROUGHOUT 2019 AND ESTIMATED AUDIENCE SIZE WAS 40,000 FAMILIES/PROGRAM.SLB USED ITS STUDIOS (LOCATED IN SPACE LEASED FROM THE CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF PITTSBURGH) AND FIELD EQUIPMENT TO CONDUCT OFF-AIR WORKSHOPS AND PROJECT-BASED LEARNING ACTIVITIES FOR SCHOOLS AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS AT 50+ LOCATIONS. SLB ALSO MAINTAINED WWW.SLBRADIO.ORG, WWW.NEIGHBORHOODVOICES.ORG, WWW.PGHYOUTHMEDIA.ORG AND YOUTHEXPRESS.ORG AS WELL AS A WEEKLY EMAIL NEWSLETTER SENT TO OVER 4,000 STAKEHOLDERS. SLB RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY $23,000 WORTH OF IN-KIND WEBSITE HOSTING, AUDIO STREAMING, ADVERTISING AND BUSINESS SYSTEM SERVICES IN 2019.SLB RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY $41,000 WORTH OF IN-KIND WEBSITE HOSTING, AUDIO STREAMING, ADVERTISING AND BUSINESS SYSTEM SERVICES IN 2018.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Larry M Berger | ACTING CHAIREXECUTIVE DIRECT | 40 | $58,774 |
| Rikki L Berger | EXECUTIVE PRODUCER | 40 | $38,770 |
| Matthew J Nelko | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bruce D Mountjoy | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ryan Hizer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Carol G Mccague | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark R Kuczinski | SECRETARYTREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Ken B Doyno | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Amber Farr | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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