NYC Radio: Instead of WOR, New Mayor Goes On Hot 97

While former NYC Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s radio appearances on WOR 710 AM fielded gentle questions from a genial host, new mayor Bill de Blasio’s official on-air debut on Friday was anything but.

The mayor was a call-in guest on the WQHT 97.1 FM Hot 97 morning show to chat with the station’s boisterous morning hosts, Peter Rosenberg and Ebro Darden.

Some quesrtions were blunt: The hosts also expressed disappointment that de Blasio was unwilling to endorse the full legalization of marijuana.  But, overall, de Blasio received a warm response.