Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our first mission is to create a community radio station in Ottawa, Illinois, which will cultivate the artistic minds in our community to produce economic opportunities in the arts and entertainment. Our hope is to create new economic, and employment opportunities in our community. WRWO 94.5 FM LP radio station will be the platform. It will provide the community with affordable education and mentoring to better their lives. Classes in the arts, finance and well living will be offered. The radio station will give individuals and groups in its listening area a vehicle to express their viewpoints and to promote La Salle County to its online listeners. WRWO 94.5 FM will aid and promote the leisure industry, and economic growth in Ottawa, Illinois. We will maintain a high standard of excellence on the radio station.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
WRWO 94.5 FM LP Ottawa, Illinois Community Radio
Community radio stations are operated, owned, and influenced by the communities they serve. They are nonprofit and provide a mechanism for enabling individuals, groups, and communities to tell their own stories, to share experiences and, in a media-rich world, to become creators and contributors of media.
Where we work
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Here and Again, Inc. is a non-profit organization that aims to encourage the growth of artistic minds and produce opportunities in arts and entertainment in Ottawa, Illinois. We created Ottawa’s first community radio station WRWO 94.5 FM in 2016 to help achieve this purpose. Every month WRWO hosts an event known as Song + Story, a homegrown music series where we invite local and touring acts to perform and share the inspiration behind their work.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We are using Ottawa Community Radio WRWO 94.5 FM (low power) to reach out to the community of Ottawa and the world through our on line presence to create a better quality of life through education and positive reinforcement. We have an app in your phone app store and broadcast on Tunein on line radio.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have a licensed low power radio station in Ottawa, Illinois
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Our low power radio station became licensed in August of 2017
Our event Song + Story is helping to expose up and coming artist to the community and world through our on line presence,
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Here and Again
Board of directorsas of 11/27/2022
Mr Michael McKenna
Here And Again Inc 501 c3
Term: 2019 - 2023
Denise Frazier
Amanda Christoff
Tami Tarochione
Denise Frazier
Andrea Taylor
DeAnna Carlson
Michael McKenna
Chris Farrell
John Budach Jr
Jean Firlick
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Equity strategies
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- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.