program director

noun

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

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Jon Traunfeld is the extension specialist and program director at the University of Maryland Extension. Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 3 July 2026 Heath Dudzinski, program director with Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly, said connecting by phone and having a conversation is important. Noel Brennan, CBS News, 29 June 2026 Maria Cortes, program director for the YMCA, said organizers spent months discussing how to support students whose schools are closing. Shivali H. Patra, Mercury News, 29 June 2026 To flatten surfaces sufficiently for the 200 nm record, researchers improved a process called chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) ], says Imec program director of 3D system integration Zsolt Tokei. Alex Music, IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 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 7 Jul. 2026.

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