program director

noun

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

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Kiss program director Michael Saunders, who came to the station in 2024, also did not answer queries about the changes. Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 20 June 2026 The district received a $750,000 grant from the Colorado Water Conservation Board, which doles out money from sports betting tax revenue, said Diana Lane, sustainable food and water program director for The Nature Conservancy in Colorado, which helped the district land the grant. Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 18 June 2026 Claudia Sullivan, 75, was one of the program directors at Camp Mystic during the 1978 flood. Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026 The next morning, he was summoned to the program director’s office and summarily dismissed. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for program director

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 25 Jun. 2026.

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