program director

noun

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

Examples of program director in a Sentence

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Driving the news: Institutions in these states are responding with sweeping changes — many of which are broader than what the laws dictate, says Jeremy Young, the Freedom to Learn program director for PEN America. Erica Pandey, Axios, 7 Dec. 2024 Kilgore previously served as program director for Sirtify, a Normandale Community College program dedicated to recruiting and empowering Black men in K-12 teaching. Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 1 Dec. 2024 During the bonus round of the Monday, November 18 episode of Wheel of Fortune, Joey Sweet, a program director for teens from Oceanside, California, missed out on the $40,000 prize. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024 Upon returning to Chicago, Jenkins was hired as teenage program director of the YWCA’s South Park Way branch. Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for program director 

Word History

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 22 Dec. 2024.

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