Allison Frost
Allison Frost is the senior producer and occasional host of Oregon Public Broadcasting's daily talk show "Think Out Loud."
She’s happiest telling solutions journalism stories and talking to interesting people in the Pacific Northwest who are up to stuff — especially those contributing to a healthy and vibrant civil society. Allison’s past OPB lives included stints as announcer, web producer, local magazine host and managing editor.
Before OPB, she served as executive director of community radio station KFCF in Fresno, California, anchored “All Things Considered” at Cap Radio in Sacramento, and taught English as a second language.
Allison holds a degree in speech communication from California State University, Fresno, and a masters in journalism and communication from the University of Oregon.
Latest Stories
Judge rules public access must be granted for Oswego Lake, but Lake Oswego Corporation says it will appeal
After more than a decade in and out of five different courts, a Clackamas County circuit judge ordered the city to provide access to the Oswego lakeshore at Millennium Plaza Park.
Nation should take inspiration from Oregon’s reformed Medicaid system, former Gov. John Kitzhaber says
The architect of Oregon’s Medicaid reform says rather than cutting Medicaid, the federal government should reform it like Oregon did.
Former Oregon Gov. Kitzhaber says state could be model to reform — not gut — Medicaid nationally
Former Oregon governor John Kitzhaber sits down with Dave Miller to share his bipartisan ideas for preserving Medicaid.
Talk A Mile pairs police officers with students to foster connection and community
We talk with the founders, as well as a student and a police officer who have participated in the program designed to connect students of color with members of law enforcement.
Aurora Chorus in Portland marks International Women’s Day with special concert
Rebecca Parsons directs the chorus and joins us along with singer Jae Douglas to tell us about the experience the chorus aims to create and the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day concert, on March 8.
How Oregon businesses are planning to respond to tariffs
We hear from business owners and representatives from a range of different industries in Oregon, including agriculture and textiles, about the possible impacts of tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China.
Oregon’s bipartisan arts caucus wants structural changes and more money for public art
Co-chair Rep. Rob Nosse joins us to share the progress the caucus has made since it began in 2023 — and what he sees as the biggest challenges and opportunities for the arts in Oregon in the current political moment.
Women tell stories of their abortions for Idaho’s Pro-Voice Project
We talk with PVP founder Jen Jackson Quintano and another woman who has told her story publicly, Desi Ballis.
US Rep. Cliff Bentz tackles town halls, Medicaid in wide-ranging OPB interview
Oregon Republican Rep. Cliff Bentz told OPB's Dave Miller that he supports President Donald Trump's cost-cutting measures, and discussed potential cuts to federal health care benefits
Oregon Rep. Cliff Bentz on US House budget resolution that would mean hundreds of billions of Medicaid cuts
Rep. Bentz joins us to talk about his vote and how he’s approaching his job at this political moment.