program director

noun

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

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The station's program director extended a special invitation to Denise Kinsler to attend. Larry Seward, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026 The screening will be followed by a question-and-answer session with Burris and film director Doug Harris, moderated by Rudy Howell, San Jose State University’s Project Rebound program director. Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026 The program is led by an enigmatic program director, James (Sam Jaeger), who may have dark intentions. Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026 That risk keeps Kerri Allen, coastal management program director at the North Carolina Coastal Federation, up at night. Patrick Sisson, Scientific American, 9 Mar. 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 24 Mar. 2026.

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