program director

noun

: one in charge of planning and scheduling program material for a radio or television station or network

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As a first-year teacher, Elliot accepted a special education position in Elwood that offered flexibility under its new program director. IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025 Erickson is a program director at Community Youth in Action, which works toward substance abuse and suicide prevention. Laura Guido, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2025 After that, the assistance program director, the commission, Hartig and her lawyer discussed Hartig going to a Colorado facility, her response showed. Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025 Elizabeth Shackelford is a program director with the Institute for Global Affairs and a foreign affairs columnist for the Chicago Tribune. Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for program director

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of program director was in 1901

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“Program director.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/program%20director. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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