Many drug companies spend millions in advertising their latest prescriptions brought to market. It doesn’t appear as if 95.5 WSB afternoon host Eric Von Haessler is a fan of that change.
During The Von Haessler Doctrine, the Atlanta-based host mentioned how different the media and advertising landscape changed when prescription drugs were allowed to be marketed on television.
“I don’t know if you realize this if you’re a young person, but until 1983, you were not allowed to advertise drugs on television. I think it was a better world then. Because all the news shows that you watch now it’s all it is. If it’s not Pfizer, it’s AstraZeneca, it’s all these others. This Moderna company.”
Eric Von Haessler then questioned if he was able to speak openly about his feelings on the surge of RSV in recent weeks and months, or if the purchasing power from the companies limited his speech.
“Does the newsroom feel like they can say anything they want about it? Like me. Am I gonna get in trouble because they just spent money? I’m just sick and tired of hearing these three letters. I’m 59 years of age, you would think that if this was a real danger that we would be like, at this point, ‘Oh, yeah. RSV. You got to make sure you take care of that.'”
