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WHYY's ten nearest neighbors span journalists, politicians, activists, and academics — not other TV channels. The scores run from 0.83 down to 0.81, a narrow band with no single dominant pull, which means the audience shape is defined by its consistent character rather than any one anchor.
Journalists make up three of the ten: Joy Reid (0.82), April Ryan (0.82), and Michael Harriot (0.81). Politicians account for another three: Rep. Stacey Plaskett (0.83), Reverend Raphael Warnock (0.82), and Stacey Abrams (0.81). The remaining four are Eddie S. Glaude Jr. (0.83, Academics), Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II (0.82, Activists), Wendell Pierce (0.83, Actors), and The Democrats (0.82, Political Groups). No other TV channel appears in the top 10. The mix is cross-kind throughout: civic voices — journalists covering politics, elected officials, and public intellectuals — define the shape of this audience more than any broadcast or media peer.
That consistency across a narrow score range points to an audience with a stable, coherent profile rather than one pulled in competing directions.
