program director

noun

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

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Ragsdale later served as the camp's program director from 1978 to 1987, and went on to become the camp director in 1988, the website added. Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 8 July 2025 Their sons and daughters were program directors, head chef, head nurses. Michel Martin, NPR, 7 July 2025 There is some evidence that Japanese walking, also called interval walking training, may improve cardiovascular outcomes to a greater degree than steady-state walking, said Dara Ford, PhD, RD, the program director of the Master of Science in Nutrition Education at American University. Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 4 July 2025 Ben Inskeep, the group's program director, said Indiana offers some of the country's most generous subsidies, including a sales tax exemption on energy and equipment for up to 50 years for data centers that invest more than $750 million. Paige Tortorelli,pippa Stevens,agne Tolockaite, CNBC, 20 June 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 14 Jul. 2025.

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