Ebro Darden Speaks Out After Mero Lands Hot 97’s Morning Slot

Ebro Darden confirmed like to The Kid Mero on social media, Monday afternoon, in response to Hot 97 saying that his new present, Mornings with Mero, is taking over the station’s morning timeslot. “Shout to @THEKIDMERO…. This is so nice!” he wrote in a publish on X (previously Twitter). Ebro within the Morning beforehand held the timeslot till its cancelation, final month.

At the time, Ebro blamed the transfer on his political opinions and called out the company’s owner. In response to his new publish, many followers identified that he and Mero share related opinions.

“You stated you bought fired due to your political opinions, however Mero is much more political than you and extra progressive than you. He may be very anti Trump and anti ICE. He is on one in all Mamdani’s committees. Maybe you might be simply unhealthy at your job?” one consumer wrote. Another added: “They employed a progressive substitute to point out you that your firing was as a result of a scarcity of expertise, not political opinions btw.”

Nowadays, Darden and his co-hosts, Peter Rosenberg and Laura Stylez, have been internet hosting The Ebro, Laura, and Rosenberg Show on YouTube.

Hot 97 introduced that Mornings With Mero will start on Tuesday, January 13. The present will air on weekdays from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM. In a press launch, Mero described the station as “the voice of NYC hip-hop and tradition.”

“Hot 97 is the station—it’s been the voice of NYC hip-hop and tradition for many years,” Mero stated, in line with Radio Insight. “I grew up listening to Hot 97, so to get the morning slot right here isn’t only a job—it’s a accountability to proceed that legacy whereas bringing it into this subsequent period of media. We’re gonna snigger, we’re gonna get into it, however it’s at all times gonna be actual, and an actual good time!”

MediaCo’s CEO, Albert Rodriguez, added: “This is a brand new period for Hot 97, one which displays each the place the tradition is and the place it’s going. s essentially the most listened-to station in hip-hop, we’re proud to announce The Kid Mero, Bronx-born comic and cultural voice who’s captured a era along with his sharp wit and authenticity, as our new morning present host. With the continued progress of the Hot 97 model alongside Hot TV, that is an integral second for us to broaden our attain and deepen our influence throughout platforms.”