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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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 But the discussion has already had a chilling effect, said Hugo Que, the college access program director at 10,000 Degrees, a nonprofit that helps low-income students in California and Utah apply to and pay for college. Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024 Abigail Rundell, deputy program director and staff attorney at the clinic, said she's been preparing for Trump-era immigration law changes and talking with other immigrant resource providers. Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 14 Nov. 2024 Sam Gregory, program director of the nonprofit Witness, which helps people use technology to support human rights and runs a rapid-response detection program for civil society organizations and journalists, says that his team did see an increase in cases of deepfakes this year. Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024 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 20 Jan. 2025.

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