Through APM, he created platforms for independent audio producers, including Public Radio Exchange (PRX)[2] and the educational website Transom.org.

[3] Through APM, he also founded the public radio stations WNAN and WCAI, serving the Cape Cod region of Massachusetts.

Over the years, he co-produced many audio documentaries and features, including "Beyond Affliction: The Disability History Project" (1999) and "Lost and Found Sound" (1999-2001).

[9] In 1993, Allison founded the non-profit Atlantic Public Media (originally named Cape and Islands Community Radio) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, where he lived.

In 1997, APM got licenses from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to build two radio stations, one on Nantucket and one in Woods Hole.

[2] On WNAN and WCAI, Allison aired nationally syndicated radio shows, like All Things Considered, and also created local programming.

Some of the topics covered included the proper way to hang laundry on a line, the benefits of boat-building or a memory of local store that since closed.

"[9] In 1999, Allison received the Peabody Award for the series "Lost & Found Sound," which appeared on the program All Things Considered.

[6] In 2002, Allison received the Peabody Award for the Sonic Memorial Project and the corresponding website, both serving as audio commemorations for the events of September 11, 2001.

[18] Allison was the 1996 recipient of the CPB's Edward R. Murrow Award for outstanding contributions to public radio,[7] the first independent producer to have received it.