Dave Barber, morning talk show host on WPRO-AM (630), has been fired by the station.

In a phone interview yesterday, Barber said he was let go Monday after his show, which aired from 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. weekdays. He was not on the air yesterday. Barber said he got the news in a very brief meeting with WPRO general manager Barbara Haynes, and was not given any specific reason for the station’s action.

“The meeting took all of two, three minutes,” Barber said. “They said ‘This is going to be a bad meeting. We’re going to have to let you go.’ ”

Barber said Haynes didn’t give a specific reason, and said the situation would become clearer to him in a week or so.

Station officials could not be reached for comment last night.

Barber, 51, was hired last March. At the time, he was working in Flint, Mich., where he had a reputation as an outspoken, left-leaning gadfly. Barber, who said he had a three-year contract with WPRO, said he loved working at the station and loved living in Rhode Island, and was completely surprised when he was terminated.

“I’m shocked. Dumbfounded. I’m completely besides myself about this,” Barber said. “There’s not a negative thing in my employment file. I had every indication the station would honor the three years of the agreement.”

asmith@projo.com