Accent Being Faked by today’s Broadcasters

Kehinde Young Harry, one of the most famous TV host in her days but now retired in an interview spoke out concerning the misconception of broadcasters these days.

According to her, a broadcaster / newscaster is not necessary supposed to sound like an Englishman, but rather sound like a Nigerian that you are. This way your audiences which are Nigerians can relate well with and understand you. There's no need putting up an accent just because you want to sound professional.

She went further by saying "In our days, that wasn’t the case. You are proud to be who you are. Now, you hear all kinds of accents and because it is not their real accents, the underlining accent is still there; because, the person cannot pronounce the word correctly."


You will agree with me that there is a lot of that this days. She concluded by saying "TV stations have to talk to presenters to play it down. I think people just make fools of themselves faking an accent that is not real and once in a while, they flip and the viewers notice. You can do a very good job, an exemplary job, being who you are; you don’t have to try to be someone else".

I end by re-echoing a question asked by a friend, why is it that the British man is not trying to be a Nigerian and the American is not trying to be a Nigerian?