the mad prophet of the airwaves

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The mad prophet of the airwaves is the on-air persona of Howard Beale, the deranged yet truth-telling television news anchor from the 1976 film "Network."

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instanceOf fictional character
fictional character
film
on-air persona
television personality
alterEgoOf Howard Beale NERFINISHED
appearsIn Network NERFINISHED
associatedGenre black comedy
drama
associatedWith UBS network (fictional TV network) NERFINISHED
awardForRole Howard Beale / the mad prophet of the airwaves NERFINISHED
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Actor for Network NERFINISHED
characterTrait deranged
truth-telling
characterType television news anchor
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Paddy Chayefsky NERFINISHED
culturalImpact became an iconic representation of media outrage
depicts mental breakdown on live television
director Sidney Lumet NERFINISHED
employer UBS Evening News (fictional program) NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse Network NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Network (1976 film) NERFINISHED
gender male
genre satire
inspiredTerm "mad prophet of the airwaves" used to describe ranting media figures
language English
medium film
narrativeFunction prophetic truth-teller on television
narrativeRole central character
nationality American (fictional)
notableFor on-air monologues criticizing television and corporations
notableQuote I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!
notableScene on-air rant encouraging viewers to shout out of their windows
notableTheme critique of television news sensationalism
media manipulation
occupation television news anchor
television news anchor
originalLanguage English
partOf American film canon
portrayedBy Peter Finch NERFINISHED
Peter Finch NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1976
screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky NERFINISHED
setIn New York City (fictionalized television studio setting) NERFINISHED
symbolizes public anger and disillusionment with mass media
timePeriodOfStory 1970s

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Howard Beale in Network nickname the mad prophet of the airwaves
subject surface form: Howard Beale