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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Todd Belt, political management program director at George Washington University, said this is also an overture to younger voters and could serve as a quick win for Trump on an issue that’s important to a lot of people. Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 21 Jan. 2025 Advertisement The three professors involved are Kang Eric Ting, former chair of the orthodontics section of the dentistry school; Won Moon, former program director of the International Residency Program and the Advanced Clinical Training program; and Jin Hee Kwak, a former junior faculty member. Alexis Timko, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025 This year’s class will benefit from new learning and development opportunities to prepare the program directors to helm their first episode of scripted TV. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024 While the costs versus benefits of modernizing the Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station haven’t been fully determined, resilience in the face of new threats will be crucial, said Bruce McClintock, senior policy researcher and space enterprise program director for RAND, an independent think tank. Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 3 Jan. 2025 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 27 Jan. 2025.

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