program director

noun

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

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Anne Goujon, Population and Just Societies program director at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, said Hungary was an example of where government measures had shown early success. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025 Some local Head Start programs are already having to close their doors, and many program directors are encountering impediments to spending their current budgets. Eli Hager, ProPublica, 23 Apr. 2025 Daniel Majano is the program director for the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to education on electrical safety. Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2025 Hall was the program director for two seasons before her promotion to assistant director of operations. Kevin Utz, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025 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 21 May. 2025.

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