Funkmaster Flex is taking up mornings at New York Metropolis’s Sizzling 97 (WQHT) – no less than for now. Following the abrupt finish of Ebro within the Morning, MediaCo confirmed to Radio Ink that the Hip-Hop radio icon will maintain the daypart down “till additional discover,” beginning on Monday, December 15.
Flex has been with Sizzling 97 for greater than 30 years, most just lately transferring his present to five–10p in September from its former 7p begin.
The choice follows a turbulent Friday for Sizzling 97 and its cross-town Audacy-owned rival 94.7 The Block (WXBK), which every all of the sudden minimize their morning reveals. Following the December 12 broadcast, Ebro Darden, Laura Stylez, and Peter Rosenberg every confirmed Ebro within the Morning, a staple of the WQHT lineup since 2012, was no extra.
Later that day, The Block quietly eliminated morning host Miss Jones and night persona Ed Lover from its web site, leaving many questioning if Jones was headed dwelling to Sizzling 97, the place the veteran air expertise bought her full-time radio begin.
For now, it’s nonetheless unclear what’s subsequent for The Block or the place Miss Jones and Ed Lover will land. Darden, in the meantime, is transferring to proceed Ebro within the Morning on-line, directing followers to observe the present’s YouTube channel. Ebro syndicator Superadio confirmed that it’s nonetheless working with Darden, Stylez, and Rosenberg on one other program presently within the works.
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