Ebro Darden Net Worth

What is Ebro Darden's Net Worth and Salary?

Ebro Darden is an American former radio personality who has a net worth of $1 million. Ebro Darden is best known for his tenure at the New York contemporary urban station WQHT Hot 97, where he served as the vice president of programming and co-hosted the morning show "Ebro in the Morning." Elsewhere, he hosted a hip-hop-based radio program on Apple Music 1.

Early Life

Ebro Darden was born Ibrahim Darden on March 17, 1975, to a Jewish mother and a Black father. Growing up in Oakland and Sacramento, California, he attended both Hebrew school and a Pentecostal church.

First Decade of Radio Career

In 1990, while still a teenager, Darden began his radio career at KSFM in the Sacramento area. There, he worked his way up from a researcher and sales runner to a programming intern, and finally to a co-host of the station's morning and evening shows. In 1997, Darden moved to KBMB 103.5 FM in Sacramento, where he started out as the programming and music director as well as an afternoon host. He eventually became the operations manager at the station. In 1999, Darden co-hosted the morning show at KXJM in the Portland, Oregon area.

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WQHT Hot 97

Darden is best known for his tenure at the contemporary urban station WQHT Hot 97 in New York City, which he joined in 2003 as music director. From 2004 until he was promoted to vice president of programming in 2007, Darden worked alongside such past WQHT morning show co-hosts as Miss Jones, Sway, Joe Budden, and DJ Envy. In 2009, he introduced Cipha Sounds and Peter Rosenberg to the morning drive. Darden returned to the morning team in 2012 to co-host the show "Ebro in the Morning" with Rosenberg and Laura Stylez. On the show, the trio talked about national news, celebrity gossip, hip hop, and more.

Darden caused some controversies on "Ebro in the Morning" over the years, particularly related to his ongoing feud with Brooklyn rapper 6ix9ine. In 2014, he and his co-hosts starred on a short-lived VH1 series called "This is Hot 97," which chronicled the lives of people working at WQHT through a combination of scripted and improvised elements. The series also featured such fellow hosts as Funkmaster Flex, Miss Info, and Angie Martinez. In 2020, "Ebro in the Morning" entered national syndication via Superadio Networks. It aired its final show in late 2025 after 13 years on the air.

Apple Music

In addition to his work at WQHT, Darden served as a DJ on the Apple Music 1 radio station, where he hosted a hip-hop-based show. He also served as Apple Music's global editorial head of hip-hop and R&B.

Personal Life

Darden has two daughters, the first born in 2014 and the second in 2024.

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