Hot97's 'Ebro within the Morning,' Hangs Up Mic After Decade On Air

[ad_1] by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman December 14, 2025

The present has been on air since 2012.

Sizzling 97 radio followers should say goodbye to certainly one of its staple radio reveals.

Billboard confirmed the station has signed off on “Ebro In The Morning.” Hosted by Ebro Darden, the morning present had its ultimate airing Dec. 12, ending a 13-year run on the New York-based station.

Funkmaster Flex is taking Ebro’s morning slot.

Darden and his co-hosts, Laura Stylez and Peter Rosenberg, all issued statements relating to the cancellation that shocked many listeners. Ebro made a short remark to social media in regards to the present’s axing, primarily telling followers to remain tuned.

It’s finished.

Extra to return.#EbroInTheMorning

— the Outdated Man Ebro (@oldmanebro) December 12, 2025

Further reps for Rosenberg doubled-down on the confirmed cancellation. Nevertheless, the trio of co-hosts nonetheless plan to maintain their fanbase fed with new content material within the works. Stylez shared a extra emotional tribute to her time on the present, becoming a member of her male counterparts a 12 months after its preliminary debut, hinting at their continued work collectively.

“We had the very best time… probably the most stunning listeners and set to work with legends I really like,” she wrote to IG. “I’m so happy with the work we did collectively… I lived so lots of my goals at Hot97 and set to work with my finest associates! ….and finest associates don’t let go… belief me, @oldmanebro @rosenbergradio and I've plans and extra coming subsequent 12 months!”

As for why the present received axed, Ebro has his personal theories about how his progressive views impacted the choice. The media persona spoke about how his “anti-Netanyahu” stances, amongst different left-leaning opinions, put the present on ice.

Ebro theorizes about why his present, 'Ebro within the Morning', was canceled after 13 years:

"They want my sh*t speaking anti-Netanyahu, anti-government, progressive sh*t out the way in which."

“They’re tryna get to the bag at these VCs, gotta increase some capital…” pic.twitter.com/VHYdMzJ3QP

— Kurrco (@Kurrco) December 12, 2025

“You go searching in any respect the key media shops… all of them gotta fold up as a result of they’re all attempting to resume their offers and their licenses,” he started, as reported by Complicated.

“Bro’s a on line casino proprietor,” Ebro added, referring to the person in control of the media firm. “You understand the three licenses they received in NY for the on line casino? The man that owns the shit owns one of many on line casino licenses. He gotta increase half a billion {dollars}. They want my shit speaking, anti-Netanyahu, anti-government, progressive shit out of the way in which, bro. They want me out of the way in which.”

Ebro alleged that the station’s possession cares extra about getting a revenue than their listenership, therefore why they might permit the favored program to go off the air so abruptly.

“They're attempting to get to those luggage that these VCs received and lift some capital,” Ebro continued. “They don’t give a fuck about hip hop or black music or black group…They provide a fuck about entry, they offer a fuck about going with their little nerdy associates to the live shows as a result of that helps them increase cash. They’ve been attempting to get to me for years, bro.”

Sizzling 97 has but to make clear why they selected to strip this system. Nevertheless, syndication distributor Tremendous Radio Networks has plans to maintain Ebro on the airwaves.

“Whereas the distribution of ‘Ebro within the Morning’ in its present kind is ending, Superadio stays totally dedicated to the Ebro model,” a spokesperson for Tremendous Radio Networks stated in an announcement. “We stay up for persevering with to convey Ebro’s voice and expertise to the lots throughout new platforms, which we’ll be sharing extra about very quickly.”