program director

noun

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

Examples of program director in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Five hospitalists from Washington Regional volunteer their time and are available on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, said Solomon Burchfield, program director at New Beginnings. Stacy Ryburn, arkansasonline.com, 23 Oct. 2024 Speaking to host Gayle King, Saldaña elaborated on playing Joe, a program director in the CIA who leads undercover female operatives known as Lionesses. Hannah Malach, WWD, 16 Oct. 2024 The phrasing of a land acknowledgment can sometimes put Indigenous people in the context of history, rather than in the present, said Michaela Madrid, the program director at Native Governance Center and a citizen of Lower Brule Sioux Tribe. Shafaq Patel, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024 Hubner is the guitarist for Pleasure Chest, a popular Asheville rock & blues band, as well as the program director for the Madison County Arts Council. Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for program director 

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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 31 Oct. 2024.

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