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.

She writes poems from time to time and works in fits and starts on a memoir about growing up in a new age cult. She lives in Portland with her husband and two children.