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
Oregon public defender crisis far from over, as lawmakers consider different proposals
We talk about what state lawmakers are considering and more with Carl MacPherson, the executive director of Metropolitan Public Defender, and Kevin Barton, district attorney for Washington County.
Protesters in three different parts of Oregon on demonstrating against Trump and Musk
We talk with four Oregonians from three different communities about how the protests they attended went and what motivated them to spend their Saturday demonstrating.
Ashleigh Flynn & The Riveters celebrates 10 years of Americana music with new album
Ashleigh Flynn joins us with members of the band to play a few songs and give us a sneak peek of the album.
Founder of Our Children’s Trust on what the end of Juliana v. US means for youth and climate policy
Julia Olson joins us to talk about what the last decade has revealed about the most effective ways to challenge climate change policy in the U.S. today.
Providing permanent housing for families is cheaper than shelters, says nonprofit Path Home
We talk with executive director Brandi Tuck about nonprofit's mission — and its evidence-based approach for housing families with children.
ICE-contracted prison company that runs Tacoma facility center wants to pay detainees $1 a day
With the number of ICE detainees now at a five-year high under President Donald Trump, how people are being treated and compensated for their labor is as much an issue as it ever was.
‘Not One Drop of Blood’ documents cattle mutilation in rural Oregon
Reporter Anna King joins to tell us more about what the documentary reveals about the bizarre phenomenon - and how it’s affecting life in the ranching communities of Harney County.
OHSU’s Long COVID-19 Clinic director on how people are recovering and living with the condition
The clinic's medical director and lead nurse joins to talk about what they’ve learned about caring for patients with long COVID in the last four years and what they hope to learn more about from the research that’s currently underway.
Oregon county health officials say need is dire for stable public health funding post-pandemic
Sarah Lochner of CLHO and Tanya Phillips of Jackson County join us to share the impact that unpredictable and insufficient funding is having around the state.
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.