ABOUT

Christal Frost is a Northern Michigan broadcaster, interviewer, and community advocate based in Traverse City. Her work brings local journalists, community leaders, artists, and neighbors together to explore the stories shaping the place she calls home.

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She hosts Currently with Christal Frost, a weekly news roundup featuring Traverse City Ticker’s Beth Milligan and visiting journalists from across the region. Its companion program, The Conversation, takes more time with the people behind the headlines, exploring their experiences, work, and ideas for Northern Michigan.

 

Christal began her radio career in 2007 and became a familiar voice to listeners, most notably on The Christal Frost Show on NewsTalk 580 WTCM. Her media work has extended beyond the studio through web shows The Foodie Scene and Road Trippin’ with Michigan Country Lines Magazine, exploring regional restaurants, destinations, and experiences.

 

She is also co-owner of Pancake Boy Productions with her husband, filmmaker Jordan Anderson. Together, they help Northern Michigan businesses, nonprofits, and community organizations tell their stories through video, podcasts, and other media.
 

Alongside her media work, Christal serves as Regional Director of Offender Success Reentry at Networks Northwest, helping people returning from incarceration access housing, employment, and community support. She co-founded Traverse City’s CherryT Ball Drop, the New Year’s Eve celebration created to benefit local charities. In 2026, Northwestern Michigan College recognized her as a member of its Outstanding Alumni class.

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Away from work, Christal enjoys time with her family and pets, gardening, searching secondhand stores for unexpected finds, and organizing other people’s closets while postponing working on her own.