I mean if an english accent guy got on the news and started talking about American politics, I probably wouldn't listen because I'd feel like he had no idea what he was talking about. I HATE the New York/Boston accent, but I especially hate the Massachusetts/ Connecticut accent. I have cousins up there, and they say things like "wicked". Really annoying.
Middle American is just a general everyday, typical American businessman's accent. There are people in every region of the country with the "middle American" accent, so it's less likely to be criticized on a network station. However, the local news stations usually have one anchor with that area's accent. For instance, most of our news stations have one anchor with a southern accent, and one anchor with a middle american accent so everyone can relate to them without criticism. Also, there is always one male and one female newscaster, and in our area the female newscaster is usually black since we have a fairly high black population, and girls tend to be less racist than men. It makes sense to me, because it allows them to reach more viewers with less criticism.
To keep it short: get over it, it makes sense.
And by the way, southern accent is good for things like Nascar, and as a special guest football announcer(remember Tommy Tuberville, Auburn's former coach, on ESPN National Signing Day).
PS: East coast accents make me angry.
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