program director

noun

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

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While the city can influence development, its power is limited, says Professor Ming Chun-Lee, the graduate program director in Urban Planning at UNC Charlotte. Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2025 Today, Bristow continues her work in infectious diseases as the associate program director for the Emory/Georgia Tuberculosis Research Advancement Center. Andrea Kane, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025 According to Cynthia Vejar, PhD, program director & associate professor of clinical mental health counseling at Lebanon Valley College, daycare can have some clear benefits for children. Wendy Wisner, Parents, 17 Mar. 2025 Julia Moore Vogel, senior program director with Scripps Research and contributor to the Patient-Led Research Collaborative for long Covid, said other conditions like migraine don’t have reliable biomarkers or tests to confirm diagnoses, yet several drugs are approved to treat it. Katie Camero, NBC News, 11 Mar. 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 29 Mar. 2025.

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