program director

noun

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

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Lindsay Koshgarian, the program director of the National Priorities Project who has been tracking deployment costs, worries that at some point, these expenses will affect funding for other important military priorities. Juliana Kim, NPR, 28 Jan. 2026 The end of net monitoring and the tax credit have combined to put solar energy out of the reach of many Indiana families, said Zach Schalk, Indiana program director at Solar United Neighbors. Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 21 Jan. 2026 The jury heard similar testimony from the current Riverside Hawks program director, Anthony Hargreaves, who played for the church in the late 1970s and early eighties. Luke Cyphers, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2026 The jury heard similar testimony from the current Riverside Hawks program director, Anthony Hargreaves, who played for the church in the late 1970s and early ’80s. Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 19 Jan. 2026 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 3 Feb. 2026.

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