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

Recent Examples on the Web Rob Santel, program director for Cross-Lines Community Outreach, which offers a range of social services for Wyandotte Countians living in poverty, said Eden Village serves a need in the Kansas City metro where the number of homeless residents has steadily risen. Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2024 Universal Sport’s program director Taylor Holloway and Parkview principal Dominique Polchow will manage the selection process, Cherniss said. Annika Bahnsen, Orange County Register, 14 Apr. 2024 Sarah Thorne, senior transportation program director at the Colorado Energy Office, said the uncapped credit program is projected to lure up to 150,000 e-bike buyers through 2032. IEEE Spectrum, 14 Apr. 2024 The program director of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' Bureau of Drinking Water and Groundwater, Steve Elmore, said portions of the state that have sandy soils and intensive agricultural areas tend to have the most problems with nitrate. Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024 Such certificates typically address the issue of deforestation, although some tweaks may be needed, said David Hadley, program director for regulatory impacts at the non-profit group Preferred by Nature in Costa Rica. Aniruddha Ghosal, Fortune Asia, 25 Mar. 2024 Sarah Puckett, Central Valley program director for the group American Rivers, said reconnecting rivers with floodplains is a cost-effective way to solve multiple problems. Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024 Ricca talked to the high school principal and guidance program director, who agreed with his decision. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2024 Along with Alana Kaplan, judges included Heidi Carr, program director of undergraduate public relations at the University of Miami and a former Miami Herald editor; and longtime Spelling Bee volunteer Debbie Christie. Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024

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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 27 Apr. 2024.

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