Funkmaster Flex stepped into an surprising highlight as Hot 97 lets go of Ebro and his morning present.

Funkmaster Flex has assumed management of Hot 97 mornings in New York City to regular the station after the abrupt cancellation of Ebro within the Morning.

The radio vet will fill the coveted weekday slot at WQHT starting Monday December 15 because the station regroups. MediaCo, the corporate that owns Hot 97, confirmed to Radio Ink that Flex will deal with mornings “until further notice.”

Flex’s transfer comes after a jarring finish to Ebro within the Morning which wrapped with out warning following its December 12 broadcast.

Ebro Darden, Laura Stylez and Peter Rosenberg every confirmed the long-running present had ended bringing down a pillar that had anchored the station since 2012. The choice surprised listeners and trade watchers alike.

For Flex the transition marks yet one more chapter in a three-decade relationship with Hot 97. He most lately shifted to the 5 to 10 p.m. slot in September after years of night dominance.

The ripple results stretched past Hot 97.

Audacy-owned 94.7 The Block additionally dismantled its morning lineup the identical day, quietly eradicating Miss Jones and Ed Lover from its web site.

The timing has sparked rumors that Miss Jones would possibly return to Hot 97 the place she initially constructed her radio profession.

Ebro within the Morning has not been moved to YouTube in an effort to maintain the model alive outdoors conventional radio. Syndicator Superadio has additionally confirmed it stays in enterprise with Darden, Stylez and Rosenberg on a brand new mission at the moment being developed.

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