program director

noun

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

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Andy Rieckhoff, program director at Fargo’s KOWB-AM, known as Bison 1660, sensed mutual fatigue between North Dakota State and the rest of the FCS. Austin Meek, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026 Chantella Mitchell, a program director at the nonprofit New York Community Trust, will serve as board chairperson, Mamdani announced. Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026 Kincaid’s storefront brings a new niche to downtown Parkville and breathes new life into Main Street while still maintaining its historic and local values, according to Kalynn Guffey, the program director of the Parkville Chamber of Commerce. Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026 Milo Inglehart, a civil rights attorney and the program director of Legal Aid at Work’s Gender Equity and LGBTQ Rights Program, is working on the employees’ case. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Feb. 2026 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 23 Feb. 2026.

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