program director

noun

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

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This database compiles information from public government records, official databases, and direct submissions from affected researchers, grant administrators, and program directors. Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025 This followed years of work as a touring musician, producer and founder and original program director of classic soul and R&B radio station Nashville’s 102.1 The Ville. Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 Emailed requests for information from the criminal justice department’s chair, its graduate program director and the graduate student association adviser, as well as Kohberger’s three fellow Ph.D. students listed as assistant instructors for the undergraduate courses, were not immediately answered. Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2025 Tesla, which earlier this month saw the departure of its humanoid robot program director, did not reply to a Fortune request for a statement. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for program director

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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 25 Jul. 2025.

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