program director

noun

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

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Caceres’ arrest came the same day that founder and former executive director of Queens Defenders, Lori Zeno, and her boyfriend and youth program director Rashad Ruhani, were indicted in Brooklyn federal court for stealing roughly $60,000 from the nonprofit. Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 13 June 2025 Those detainees included a toddler and a 6-year-old child, said AFSC Denver program director Jennifer Piper. Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Denver Post, 5 June 2025 Southern Connecticut State University has developed an Office of Workforce and Lifelong Learning program that after a little more than a year is burgeoning in popularity beyond the university’s expectations, said Amy C. Feest, senior program director. Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2025 Engaging people in science Officials were thrilled when Murphy and Held proposed the project, said Heather Koop, the Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center’s associate program director. Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 24 May 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 30 Jun. 2025.

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