program director
noun
: one in charge of planning and scheduling program material for a radio or television station or network
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Led by Casey Harper, program director at the local Wild Oyster Project, the talk will examine the return of native Olympia oysters to the San Francisco Bay, probing what their recovery means for the region’s resilience and restoration.
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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
Chuck Martin was named program director of KHJ in early 1979.
—Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
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
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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
Chuck Martin was named program director of KHJ in early 1979.
—Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
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
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“Program director.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/program%20director. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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