Key Takeaways:

• The Kid Mero is now the host of “ Mornings with Mero,” airing weekdays from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.
• His appointment follows the cancellation of “Ebro in the Morning,” marking a significant shift within the station’s lineup.
• Mero’s rise from podcasting to legacy radio displays a generational shift in hip hop media.

Maybe has a factor for hosts whose names are solely 4 letters? On Monday (Jan. 12), the New York City hip hop radio station revealed that The Kid Mero could be taking up the morning slot — 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. — after the cancellation of “Ebro in the Morning.”

“Woo, ha ha! Mornings with Mero y’all! It’s your boy, The Kid Mero, the human durag flap,” mentioned Mero in an announcement shared on social media. “I will be with y’all, faithfully, every Monday through Friday, 6 to 10. The most consistent voice in your life; more consistent than your parents, which is crazy to say as a radio host because you might have good parents. But if you got bad parents, I’m your daddy now. Mornings with Mero, baby. Lock in.”

Tuesday (Jan. 13) was Mero’s first day on the job as host of “ Mornings with Mero.” The fashionable Bronx native getting the coveted spot was roundly praised. Even the previous host of the slot, Ebro Darden, applauded the information. “Shout to [The Kid Mero]… This is so nice!” he wrote on X.

Mero responded in variety with, “LET’S GET IT!”

The Kid Mero got here to fame as one half of the podcast duo the “Bodega Boys” together with Desus Nice. Together they might host the “Desus & Mero” speak present, which began as an online collection on Complex earlier than transferring to Viceland and finally Showtime. However, the pair would infamously cut up in July 2022 (when Showtime announced the end of the show) because of what will be summed up as artistic variations.

While followers are nonetheless upset within the breakup, each males proceed to thrive. Besides his new gig, the ever-popular Mero remains to be internet hosting his “Victory Light with The Kid Mero” podcast and co-hosts “7PM in Brooklyn” with Carmelo Anthony.