What’s the Bird’s take on booze ads on bus shelters?
Some area bus shelter advertisements for alcoholic beverages have drawn the criticism of community leaders, and two of the ads violate Metro’s recently updated advertising standards.
Some shelters in St. Louis and St. Louis County carry a Colt 45 malt liquor ad with an image of actor Billy Dee Williams. An ad for Major League Baseball’s All-Star game at Busch Stadium touts Budweiser. Ads reviewed by the Post-Dispatch lack language mandated by Metro stating the legal drinking age in Missouri or warning of the potential hazards of alcohol consumption during pregnancy, while driving and while operating machinery.
Metro officials have pledged to fix the ads within the next week.
What’s the Weatherbird’s take on booze ads on bus shelters?
- Drink it in (57%, 35 Votes)
- Mixed message (15%, 9 Votes)
- Watch your step (13%, 8 Votes)
- Loaded slogans (8%, 5 Votes)
- The sin line (7%, 4 Votes)
Total Voters: 61
Loading …
Ron is in charge of the main news sections of the Sunday Post-Dispatch and supervises newsroom production of the daily paper several nights a week. He has worked at newspapers since 1976 as a reporter, copy editor, layout editor, deputy sports editor and news editor. He has been at the Post-Dispatch since 2006. 
Why are ads on bus shelters being treated any differently than billboards here? Why is this a big deal?