program director

noun

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

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Districts rankled by LifeWise rollout On a Friday in May, a LifeWise program director notified a Denton ISD middle school that Bible classes would begin the following Monday. — Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 About $500,000 will go toward the unit itself, Calloway said, with other funds to purchase a pair of passenger vehicles, bring on a program director and hire two drivers. — Nathan Ansell, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026 Every athletic season, a program director like Ricky Reyes signs up to coach, to shape a season, to make a real difference in a kid’s life. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 In February, Miranda Dietz, the labor center's healthcare program director, told legislators the changes could end up costing California about 200,000 jobs, mostly in the healthcare industry. — Christine Mai-Duc, NPR, 23 Aug. 2026 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 1 Sep. 2026.

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