New York’s classic hip-hop station 94.7 The Block (WXBK) is undergoing major changes as morning host Tarsha "Miss" Jones and syndicated evening personality Ed Lover have both exited the Audacy-owned outlet, with industry observers speculating the moves could clear the way for a high-profile new morning show.
The nearly simultaneous departures come just days after the abrupt end of Ebro In The Morning at rival Hot 97, prompting questions about whether Ebro Darden and his team might resurface on The Block.
Ed Lover, a hip-hop radio and TV legend, had been hosting evenings on WXBK since adding New York duties in March 2022. He joined Audacy in April 2018 as morning host at sister station 104.3 Jams (WBMX) in Chicago before transitioning to a syndicated nighttime program later that year, which expanded to markets including Seattle, San Francisco, and Las Vegas.
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Miss Jones joined The Block for mornings in August 2022, marking her return to New York radio. A former R&B singer turned broadcaster, she began her on-air career at Hot 97 as part of the Star & Buc Wild morning show, later moved to Philadelphia’s WPHI (103.9 The Beat), returned to Hot 97, was syndicated back to Philly, and hosted mornings at iHeartMedia’s Power 99 (WUSL) from 2009 to 2011.
Audacy has not yet announced replacements or detailed programming changes for WXBK. The station, which flipped to classic hip-hop/throwbacks in late 2021, has been building a personality-driven lineup in the competitive New York market, but these exits signal another wave of transition amid ongoing shifts in urban radio.