Allison Frost
Allison Frost is the senior producer and occasional host of Oregon Public Broadcasting's daily talk show, "Think Out Loud."
She's worn a variety of hats at OPB, including announcer, web producer, host, managing editor and senior producer. Before OPB, she led a local community radio station in Fresno, California, tutored English and sold books.
Allison holds a degree in speech communication from California State University, Fresno, and a masters in journalism and communication from the University of Oregon.
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Portland Community Football Club’s goal is to ‘liberate’ sports, provide soccer for kids of all incomes, genders
The PCFC is unlike many otherwise similar organizations in its mission to serve kids regardless of their gender or their family’s ability to pay. Founder Kaig Lightner joins us talk about the club he created 10 years ago, and his approach to play.
Artists Repertory Theatre’s shows paused, but will ultimately go on
One of Portland’s most established and storied professional theatres, Artists Repertory Theatre, announced a series of financial setbacks this summer. But ART says they're playing the long game and will return stronger in 2024.
Washington’s Western gray squirrels likely to be moved to ‘endangered’ status
Western gray squirrels are getting harder and harder to find in Washington state. Their habitat is disappearing due to timber harvests, wildfires, land conversion and climate change. We speak with Mary Linders, a wildlife biologist with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Artists Repertory Theatre may be down but not out
One of Portland’s most established and storied professional theatres, Artists Repertory Theatre, announced a series of financial setbacks this summer. Aiyana Cunningham, who began her position as managing director shortly before these announcements, joins us to talk about the economic challenges ART and other established arts organizations are facing.
System for regulating Portland Airbnb rentals remains broken, investigation finds
We hear from The Oregonian reporter Ted Sickinger about the results of his investigation in Portland's broken system of regulating Airbnb rentals.
Oregon doctor sees rising exemption requests for childhood vaccines, says more education needed
Ryan Hassan, a pediatrician in Happy Valley, Oregon, and medical director for Boost Oregon, a parent-led nonprofit working to increase vaccinations for youth and adults through education, says he’s seen an increase in the number of parents questioning long established vaccines, in addition to the skepticism around COVID-19 vaccines.
Healthy Birth Initiatives in Multnomah County serves Black families to ensure healthy moms and babies
Black mothers experience higher maternal death rates than any other racial or ethnic group in the U.S. In Multnomah County, the Healthy Birth Initiatives program provides those moms with case management, respite care, breastfeeding support and more.
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Oregon pediatrician on vaccine skepticism and his approach with parents
Oregon has one of the highest rates in the country for kindergarteners with vaccine exemptions. The state’s 7% rate is only lower than Utah’s (7.4%) and Idaho's (9.8%). We talk with a pediatrician with Boost Oregon about how he's working to overcome disinformation and doubt to increase vaccination rates.
Portland Commissioner Rene Gonzalez on changes to the public safety system
Addressing public safety and homelessness were chief among the issues Rene Gonzalez campaigned for Portland City Council on. He joins us in studio to talk about his vision for a public safety system that serves all residents.
Maternal death rates doubled in Oregon, and rose even higher across the US, over a 20-year-period
Maternal mortality rates in Oregon more than doubled in the twenty years from 1999 - 2019. They rose at an even higher rate in the U.S. as a whole. That’s according to a recent study - and the very first to look at rates across ethnic groups state-by-state.