program director

noun

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

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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 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 Those positions included diagnostic evaluation specialists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, ARD managers, special program directors, elementary literacy directors, special education analysts and emergent bilingual teachers. Samuel O’Neal June 23, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026 Woods, a former Thornton Township youth program director, filed a lawsuit alleging wrongful termination after he was fired in February 2025 for participating in a brawl that broke out during a previous township board meeting. Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for program director

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 5 Jul. 2026.

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