AMESBURY — By day, Larry Frost is a licensed massage therapist, but at night he takes on a completely different role — as a televison program host.
The Amesbury resident hosts a weekly local cable access television program called "Our Town" that focuses on all things involved with the community, from the people to the events.
"The whole show's theme is for elderly people and disabled people so they can feel in touch with the community," said Frost.
In recent weeks, the program has focused on the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center and domestic abuse awareness, subjects that coincided with White Ribbon Day, and he also featured Opportunity Works in an episode.
Frost said he has completed 32 episodes of "Our Town" thus far and has no plans to stop making new shows. He alternates each week with a new episode and a rerun. The shows air Thursdays on Channel 12 at 7 p.m.
Frost said he likes to begin each episode with a view that makes people feel like they are outside, such as a video of various birds in the area or a shot of something happening in Amesbury.
"If I can get more people to watch this show, I can focus on important events," said Frost. "My way of giving back to the community is by trying to get people to work on human aspects. I give them something good to look at."
Frost said there is an added bonus for bird lovers at the end of this week's episode, as the final five minutes will feature pictures of birds that he has taken. The program will show a video of an eagle flying near the Chain Bridge that will be played at normal speed, and then in slow motion.
But that isn't why the episode this week is important to Frost. It's important because he wants people to know about all the hard work Amesbury police officer David Clark is doing for child passenger safety.
This week's show will feature Clark, who also has a commercial on Channel 12, spreading the word about child passenger safety seats. Clark was certified in 2003 as a child passenger safety technician.
"The main thing is to get the car seat information out because I think David did an excellent job," said Frost.
Clark will speak for 25 minutes about everything involved with car seats, from teaching how to adjust them to how to properly secure a child in a safety seat. The program also provides information on how to have a safety seat inspected or installed at the Amesbury Police Department.
Frost said he has a personal interest in child passenger safety, which led him to get involved.
"Having grandchildren, I really wanted to get the message out to as many people as possible," he said.
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